Matanuska Morning - a photo on Flickriver

Matanuska Morning

Another from the archives.

The temperature is -11 degrees as the ice fog hangs listlessly beneath the face of the mighty Chugach Mountains as the Alaska Railroad's annual Colony Christmas train leaves the mainline at MP 150.5 for it's 6 mile journey all the way to the end of the Palmer Branch. The low Alaska sun glints off the side of the 6 car train which consists of GP40-2 3014, power car P-30 (an ex Illinois Central E9B unit) 4 "low level domes, " one "bistro" car, the ARR's business car #1 "Denali," trailed by GP38-2 2001. Behind the train can be seen the CTC signal protecting the mainline and a work train tucked into the outfit track.

Historical note, this would be the last ever train to travel the entire length of the branch right to the old depot in downtown. If you want to see what that looked like check out this post: flic.kr/p/2jaRjQh

Matanuska Junction
Near Palmer, Alaska
Saturday December 13, 2008

Taken in: United States / Alaska / Matanuska (show map)

Taken on: December 13, 2008

Sets appears in: • Alaska Railroad

Groups appears in: • Railfan Atlas

Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi, f/11.0, 1/200 sec, 55mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	55mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Snapseed 2.0
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