Alaska Railroad 557 arrives back in Anchorage

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jimnorton · January 6, 2012, 1:34pm

Where is a tender?

porter1972 · January 9, 2012, 2:11pm

Monte Holm was much more than a scrap dealer. Read his wonderful biography, for an ex-sheep herder and ex-hobo, describing Monte as a scrap dealer is unjust.
If the Alaska Railroad does get #557 running it will replace Friends of the Tanana Valley RR’s monopoly on the furthest north operating steam railroad by just a few miles, both are in Fairbanks Alaska.

MARK_BLOCKINGER · January 9, 2012, 5:44pm

What an ignominious way for a train engine to travel – on a flat car. At least they could have towed the engine behind the locomotives.

Here is my hopes that the Alaskan Railroad gets #557 up and running.

THOMAS_HORSTMANN_JR · January 9, 2012, 4:33pm

Can’t wait to charter it on a trip from Anchorage to Seward.

KYLE_SCHNEIDER · January 10, 2012, 3:29pm

I live in Seward, and the 557 will always have a home here, even if I have to build the shops myself!

MARK_CALLAHAN · January 10, 2012, 7:52am

What a beautiful sight!

PAUL_BENDER · January 10, 2012, 9:09pm

I’m wondering about the tender as well. http://www.alaskarails.org/pix/former-loco/557/history/Project_557_Loco_History.pdf