
Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1532, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-029-001

Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1508 leads a quartet of F units and a northbound passenger train around curve along Turnagain Arm near Rainbow, Alaska, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-041-007

Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1508 leads a quartet of F units and a northbound passenger train along Turnagain Arm near Rainbow, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-041-005

Alaska Railroad freight train led by EMD F7A locomotive no. 1508, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-037-011

Alaska Railroad passenger train led by EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1512, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-057-003

Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1510 in Anchorage, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-031-006

Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1510 leads a passenger train through a curve, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-056-001

Alaska Railroad freight train between trees, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-034-001

Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1508 leads two other diesels and a freight train, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-037-008

Alaska Railroad freight train, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-037-012

Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1512 and EMD F7A locomotive no. 1522 at the Anchorage shops, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-038-006

Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1508 leads freight train in Whittier, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-07-072-003

Alaska Railroad engineer Kenny Fuller inside cab, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-019-003

Alaska Railroad freight cars and locomotives, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-021-001

Alaska Railroad trainman Gene Owens riding a freight car in Anchorage, c. 1970. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-001-008

Alaska Railroad trainman tying down a handbrake on a flatcar carrying John Deere equipment in Anchorage, c. 1970. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-002-008

Trainman on Alaska Railroad EMD GP7L locomotive no. 1837, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-014-011

Looking out from the Alaska Railroad's Whittier Shuttle train, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-016-004

Conductor Jim Kerwin inside Alaska Railroad locomotive, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-019-010

On Alaska Railroad's Whittier Shuttle train, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-020-001

View of track through the rear gate of an Alaska Railroad passenger train, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-020-002

View out of the back of an Alaska Railroad passenger train, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-020-003

Alaska Railroad gondola no. 13465 at Whittier, Alaska, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-021-004

Trainman Geney Kiley at switchstand with Alaska Railroad EMD GP7L locomotive no. 1839 in the distance at Whittier, Alaska, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-021-009

Alaska Railroad Whittier Depot "waiting room" in Whittier, Alaska, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-023-002

View from inside Alaska Railroad passenger train, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-024-006

Alaska Railroad trainman on an EMD locomotive, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-026-010

Vehicles boarding the Alaska Railroad's Whittier Shuttle, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-027-004

View of Alaska Railroad tracks and vehicles waiting to board the Whittier Shuttle train, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-027-008

Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1514 leads a B unit and passenger train over a bridge, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-032-005

Alaska Railroad freight train curving along the main line, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-034-005

Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1500 approaching Whitney Station, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-036-006

Alaska Railroad EMD F7 locomotives at the Anchorage shops, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-039-004

Alaska Railroad northbound passenger train in front of mountains on the Kenia Peninsula, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-042-007

Alaska Railroad EMD locomotives at the Anchorage yard, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-044-006

Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1528 at the Anchorage shops, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-044-009

Children from Sheldon Point, Alaska, touring the Alaska Railroad shops, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-045-008

Trainman Charles Brown riding the step of Alaska Railroad freight car X153, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-050-004

Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1510 and docks, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-056-009

Alaska Railroad passenger train at station in Anchorage, Alaska, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-056-010

Robert W. Davison working at the Alaska Railroad's Anchorage Yard in Anchorage, Alaska, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-060-003

Rider on Arctic Cat Panther snowmobile posing in front of Alaska Railroad EMD GP7L locomotive no. 1827, c. 1973. Photograph from the Leo King Collection, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-060-012

Alaska Railroad worker putting a lantern inside a switch stand, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-063-009

Alaska Railroad crane and gondolas, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-068-002

Alaska Railroad crewman inspecting track, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-068-005

Charles Ingersol and Bill Shake in front of Alaska Railroad EMD GP35 locomotive no. 2503, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-070-009

Alaska Railroad locomotives, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-072-006

Alaska Railroad train approaching bridge, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-074-005

Trainmen on the Alaska Railroad's Alaska Purchase Centennial car, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-084-004

Alaska Railroad EMD GP7L locomotive no. 1826, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-089-005

Alaska Railroad crewmen working on track, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-092-004

Alaska Railroad track workers, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-092-006

Alaska Railroad track workers, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-092-011

Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1514 leads a passenger train into the Anchorage station, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-032-002

Alaska Railroad crane working on track, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-068-003

People gather for the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Alaska Railroad's golden spike in Nenana, Alaska, on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-006-008

Administrator John W. Ingram of the Federal Railroad Administration hammering in the golden spike at the Alaska Railroad's 50th anniversary ceremony near Nenana, Alaska, on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-008-009

Native American performers at the station in Nenana, Alaska, for the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Alaska Railroad on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-011-002

Musicians welcoming guests at the station in Nenana, Alaska, for the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Alaska Railroad on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-011-005

Native American performers at the station in Nenana, Alaska, for the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Alaska Railroad on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-011-010

Musicians at the station in Nenana, Alaska, for the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Alaska Railroad's golden spike on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-011-011

Nenana Mayor Jack Coghill (second from right) and other officials place Golden Spike with plaque at the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Alaska Railroad on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-03-012-005

Alaska Railroad Baldwin 2-8-2 steam locomotive no. 701 leads passenger train through Moose Pass on July 11, 1948. Photograph by Alaska Railroad, and from the Leo King Collection, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-06-110-001