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Picture of the Week: Manitou MRT 3580 - 7/7/25Rosters: The latest barge arrival/freight train is capture by Robert Krol. - 7/6/25Rosters: Mr. Keller captures 130N crossing the Matanuska River at 2105 with both Pioneer Peak and Twin Peaks in the background. - 7/6/25Modeling: Rapido is producing HO scale Halliburton Pneumatic Railcars. Pre-order yours now! - 7/6/25Freight/Passenger: Robert Krol captures well cars nos. 19301 and 19302. - 7/5/25Modeling: Rick applied some old fashioned elbow grease and cleaned most of the track. He also kicked out two brand new coal hoppers to help handle the new loads coming out of Usibelli Coal Mine on my HO Alaska Railroad layout. - 7/3/25Rosters: Matt Behrmann captures the HEX lead by 100th anniversary SD70MAC #4328. - 7/2/25Rosters: Look what showed up in Whittier today - Leased units UP SD70Ms #4569, #4909, #3892 and all three. - 7/2/25Rosters: Brilliant color on the Frank Keller photo of the AS&G Gravel train as they head to the load out on the Palmer Branch. - 7/2/25Video: Ben Lenyk records pulling forward after the crew change with the southbound Denali Star for onboard staff change. - 7/2/25Historical: Thanks to Dick Morris for providing newspaper stories for my historic
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557 Info: The June Engine 557 Restoration Company Progress Report - 7/1/25News: TODAY rides the Alaska Railroad - 6/23/25