Baretables For Whittier
On a bleak late summer afternoon two GP40-2s 3003 and 3012 (both bought new for the railroad in 1975 and 1978 respectively) lead Alaska Railroad train 120S consisting of solid empty flats headed from Anchorage back to Whittier for COFC loading off weekly Alaska Marine Lines barge from Seattle. 3003 wears it's as delivered black and gold scheme, one of three presently remaining like this of 11 delivered this way (the first two orders). 3012 was part of the four unit third order from EMD and was actually delivered in the 'Alaska Bold' scheme with a US DOT nose herald. It was the last GP40-2 in that scheme when repainted into the current modern image in 2014.
They are passing the short 1855 ft siding by the Girdwood passenger station at about MP 74.7 on the ARRC mainline as deep gray clouds hang low on the flank of the Chugach Mountains rising abruptly from the cold waters of Turnagain Arm.
Girdwood
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
Wednesday September 13, 2017
Baretables For Whittier
On a bleak late summer afternoon two GP40-2s 3003 and 3012 (both bought new for the railroad in 1975 and 1978 respectively) lead Alaska Railroad train 120S consisting of solid empty flats headed from Anchorage back to Whittier for COFC loading off weekly Alaska Marine Lines barge from Seattle. 3003 wears it's as delivered black and gold scheme, one of three presently remaining like this of 11 delivered this way (the first two orders). 3012 was part of the four unit third order from EMD and was actually delivered in the 'Alaska Bold' scheme with a US DOT nose herald. It was the last GP40-2 in that scheme when repainted into the current modern image in 2014.
They are passing the short 1855 ft siding by the Girdwood passenger station at about MP 74.7 on the ARRC mainline as deep gray clouds hang low on the flank of the Chugach Mountains rising abruptly from the cold waters of Turnagain Arm.
Girdwood
Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
Wednesday September 13, 2017