Alaska Railroad

Alaska Railroad is a Class II railway operating passenger and freight trains. It is owned by the State of Alaska, who purchased it from the federal government in 1985.

Its trackage is exclusively located in the state of Alaska, and does not physically connect with any only railroad; connections are made to the rest of the United States through a rail barge from Whittier to Seattle.

Routes

• Coastal Classic: Anchorage - Seward (summer)
• Denali Star: Anchorage - Fairbanks (summer)
• Glacier Discovery: Anchorage - Whittier - Grandview (summer)
• Hurricane Turn
  • Talkeetna - Hurricane (summer)
  • Anchorage - Hurricane (winter)
• Aurora Winter: Anchorage - Fairbanks (winter)

Locomotive Roster

Active

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine Horsepower	Gearing Top Speed	Notes
751		2009	Colorado Railcar	Bi-level DMU
2001-2002		1977-78	EMD	GP38-2			Ex-RARW, née-BAP; acquired in 1986.
2003-2007		1969	EMD	GP38u			Ex-Conrail, née-PC; acquired in 1986.
2008		1968	EMD	GP38u			Ex-Conrail, exx-PC, née-NYC; acquired circa 1986.
3001-3006		1975	EMD	GP40-2
3007-3011		1976	EMD	GP40-2
3012-3015		1978	EMD	GP40-2
4001-4016		1999-2000	EMD	SD70MAC
4317-4324		2004	EMD	SD70MAC
4325-4328		2007	EMD	SD70MAC

Retired

This list is incomplete.

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine Horsepower	Gearing Top Speed	Notes
701-702		1953	Budd	RDC-3			Ex-SEPTA, exx-PC, née-NH; acquired in 1986.
711		1952	Budd	RDC-2			Ex-Amtrak, exx-PC, née-NH; acquired in 1986.
712		1951	Budd	RDC-2			Ex-Amtrak, exx-PC, née-NYC; acquired in 1986.
1100-1107		1941-43	Porter	65-ton			Ex-US Army; acquired in 1947.
1201-1204		1942	EMD	SW1			Ex-US Army; acquired in 1947.
1300		1945	Baldwin	VO-1000			Ex-US Army, née-US Atomic Energy; acquired in 1949.
1500, 1502, 1504		1952	EMD	F7A
1501, 1503, 1505		1952	EMD	F7B
1506, 1508		1953	EMD	F7A
1507		1953	EMD	F7B
1509, 1511, 1515		1949-50	EMD	F7B			Ex-GN; acquired in 1969.
1510, 1512, 1514		1953	EMD	FP7A
1516		1948	EMD	F3A			Ex-GN; acquired in 1969.
1517-1525 (odd #s)		1949-52	EMD	F7B			Ex-DRGW; acquired in 1970. 1523 rebuilt as F9Bm.
1520-1532 (even #s)		1949-52	EMD	F7A			Ex-DRGW; acquired in 1970. 1524 rebuilt as F9Am.
1551-1552		1976-77	EMD	MP15			Ex-LEF; acquired in 1992.
1553		1976	EMD	MP15			Ex-KCNW; acquired in 1993.
1554		1980	EMD	MP15DC			Ex-KCNW; acquired in 1993.
1601-1613		1953	Alco GE	MRS1			Ex-US Army; acquired in 1974-75.
1714-1718		1952	EMD	MRS1			Ex-US Army; acquired in 1977.
1801-1810		1951	EMD	GP7u			Ex-US Army; acquired in 1976-77.
2401-2402		1955-56	EMD	E9A			Ex-Amtrak; acquired in 1981.
2501-2503		1964-65	EMD	GP35
2504		1963	EMD	GP30u			Rebuilt from GP30 2000 in 1974.
2801-2804		1983	EMD	GP49
2805-2809		1985	EMD	GP49
3016-3020		1967	EMD	GP40u			Ex-Conrail, exx-PC, née-NYC; acquired in 1983.
3021		1965	EMD	GP35u			Ex-GP35u 3051; renumbered in 1992.
3051	Renumbered to 3021.
7107, 7109, 7112, 7123		1943	Alco	S-2			Ex-US Army; acquired in 1955.
7249, 7324, 7331, 7356		1941-42	GE	45-ton			Ex-US Army; acquired in 1974.

Passenger Car Roster

Active

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Type	Capacity	Notes
100		1961	ACF	Baggage	n/a	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
101		1962	St. Louis	Baggage	n/a	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
102		1961	ACF	Baggage	n/a	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
103				Baggage	n/a
110-111		1961	PCF	Baggage/Generator	n/a	Ex-SP; acquired in 1997. Equipped with HEP generator.
200-204		1950	P-S	Coach	60	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
205-210		1989	DHI Enprotech	Coach	78
300		1959	St. Louis	Counter Café	53	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
301		1989	DHI Enprotech	Counter Café	69
351-352		1958	P-S	Café-Lounge	39-49	Ex-Florida Fun Train, exx-Amtrak, née-C&NW; acquired in 1999. Remanufactured by Rader Railcar in 1997.
400		1949	ACF	Diner	48	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
401		1989	DHI Enprotech	Diner	56
451-452		1958	P-S	Diner	55-56	Ex-Florida Fun Train, exx-Amtrak, née-C&NW; acquired in 1999. Remanufactured by Rader Railcar in 1997.
500		1958	P-S	Dome Coach	60	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
501		1955	ACF	Dome Coach	60	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
502		1958	P-S	Dome Coach	60	Ex-UP; acquired in 1971.
521-523		1954	Budd	Dome Coach	62	Ex-Amtrak, exx-BN, née-SP&S/NP; acquired in 1999.
551-554		1997	RRC	Dome	76	Ex-Florida Fun Train; acquired in 1999.
555-557		2006-07	Colorado Railcar	Dome	68
651-656		2005-08	Colorado Railcar	Ultradome	108
751		2009	Colorado Railcar	Bi-level DMU	112
1001-1004		2001-02	Colorado Railcar	Ultradome	116	Owned by Royal Celebrity Tours; in Wilderness Express livery.
1050-1053		2003	Colorado Railcar	Ultradome	129-132	Owned by Holland America.
1054-1057		2004	Colorado Railcar	Ultradome	129-132	Owned by Holland America.
1058-1059		2005	Colorado Railcar	Ultradome	129	Owned by Holland America.
2000 Aurora			Colorado Railcar	Conference/Observation	39	Ex-Florida Fun Train; acquired in 2000.
7080-7083		1988	P-S	Coach/Kitchen Coach/Observation	116-120	Ex-SP bilevel commuter car; converted to ultradome by Tilamook Railcar Repair. Owned by Princess Tours.
7084-7085		1992	RRC	Coach/Kitchen	120	Owned by Princess Tours.
7086-7087		1996	RRC	Coach/Kitchen	120	Owned by Princess Tours.
7088-7089		1999	Colorado Railcar	Coach/Kitchen	120	Owned by Princess Tours.
Denali		1930	Pullman	Business Car		Ex-BN, exx-GN; acquired in 1985.

Retired

This list is incomplete.

Fleet Number Range	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Type	Capacity	Notes

References

1. Alaska Railroad Locomotive Roster, Alaska Rails, published July 12, 2022.
2. Alaska Railroad Passenger Roster, Alaska Rails, published April 30, 2022.

External links

• Official site