Based on an advertisement placed on several web sites (with photos) they plan to do three models: A Gunderson wood chip gondola (SP type with truss sides) A...
In the "it's just a rumor but you heard it first" category, I understand a new company will soon advertise a model and ARR will be one of the offerings. If my...
Athearn is releasing their 53' container in the Tote scheme. For the jpg view: http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/012009/21_53_Jindo_012009.jpg or PDF: ...
I've created a new Album "Alaska RR HO Scale Models", and I uploaded some pictures of a "Custom Built" HO Scale SD70MAC #4321 (Kato HO Scale SD70MAC). There...
With the retirement of the RDCs do ARR have sufficient spare passenger cars to operate the Hurricane Turn? Is there the possibility of one going to the Wasila...
I just got my Athearn e-newsletter. It shows black and yellow GP40- 2's. I guess they feel a need to compete with Atlas. They showed two numbers 3002 and...
To all railfans that receive this email. I am sorry for the multi-group mailing but I think that this is important enough to bring to as many people's...
I watched the History Channel's TV series "Tough Alaska" and one of the series features was on the ARR. They did some interesting video of the track gangs and...
ARR has put the RDC's up for sale. See their website for more info. The solicitation has some interior photos too (as well as a couple of exterior shots). ...
I'll be incoporating Nenana into my layout and had a few questions to any listers that can help answer: 1. How is the spur served on to the dock? I have a pic...
Atlas has announced an HO scale 25k gallon insulated tank car. Proposed reporting marks would include TILX and ITLX, both of which are in abundance on the ARR...
Eric Neubauer, a long time railcar history, publishes a variety of information, and has a "car of the month" on his website. For October he documents the...
Are none of ARR's RDCs currently able to run on their own? See http://gallery.alaska.org/akrr.php?g2_itemId=15649 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hello All I am looking for some HO scale Alaska Railroad SD-70Mac's. I will take Kato or Athearn. I would like them to be in new or lite used condition. But if...
I just uploaded 3 shots of the Demonstrator EMD 7102. These were taken last Friday at the Anchorage yard. These have been resized so as not to use alot of...
From the yahoo intermodal list. Interesting that they numbered them in the flats versus intermodal. The photos are in the intermodal list. Curt Fortenberry ......
Does anyone know what the car numbers for the 9 Fire Supression Tank cars are? Any one out there have any additional pictures of them? I am going to custom...
There are at least 4 of the blue double door box cars at Alaska Metal Recyclers on King street in Anchorage right now. They might possibly be trying to sell...
"Toilet Drain" and "Watch Your Step" sure seem to go together, don't they? LOL. I'm new to this great site and would like to know a little about ARR's weekly...
