
Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1514 at Anchorage station, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-020-002

Close-up of Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1514, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-018-006

Close-up of a switch stand at Anchorage, Alaska, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-013-006

Alaska Railroad passenger train led by EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1512 at night in Anchorage, Alaska, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-031-003

Alaska Railroad EMD FP7A locomotive no. 1510 leading passenger train through rural Alaska, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-017-006

Alaska Railroad passenger train meeting a freight train led by EMD GP35 locomotive no. 2502 in Alaska, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-014-003

Alaska Railroad passenger train passing a freight train, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-014-004

Southbound Alaska Railroad passenger train along the Nenana River between Healy, Alaska, and Denali National Park, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-014-010

Alaska Railroad passenger train crossing snowy bridge, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-038-010

People enjoying the view from the Glacier Express business car aboard a southbound Alaska Railroad special passenger train crossing the Snow River near Seward, Alaska, in c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-005-012

Abandoned railroad freight car near the water of Resurrection Bay in Seward, Alaska, in c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-004-005

The Youth Conservation Camp at the 4th of July Seward Parade in Seward, Alaska, on July 4, 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-001-006

Department of the Interior railroad car in Seward, Alaska, on July 4, 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-002-008

View of downtown Anchorage, Alaska, in c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-008-005

Alaska Railroad switch lamp at Anchorage, Alaska, in c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-011-004

Alaska Railroad freight car at coal tipple in Fairbanks, Alaska, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-016-002

Alaska Railroad passenger train at the end of the main line at the depot in Fairbanks, Alaska, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-016-006

Alaska Railroad crewman on train unloading boxes, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-020-007

Close-up of coupler on Alaska Railroad freight car, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-023-003

Great Northern and Burlington Northern freight cars on the Alaska Railroad at Whittier, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-028-002

Alaska Railroad EMD GP7L locomotive no. 1826 switching the car ferry at Whittier, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-028-010

Close-up of Alaska Railroad logo, McKinley National Park Route in c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-029-006

Snow plow and tug boat behind Alaska Railroad freight train at Whittier, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-029-012

Great Northern and Burlington Northern boxcars on the Alaska Railroad at Whittier, c. 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-030-008

Engineer in the cab of an Alaska Railroad F-unit locomotive, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-032-006

Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1506 and mate running around their train on a snowy day, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-034-001

Crewman helping child exit Alaska Railroad passenger train, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-034-003

Crowd gathers at the 50th anniversary golden spike ceremony for the Alaska Railroad near Nenana, Alaska, on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-041-005

Administrator John W. Ingram of the Federal Railroad Administration makes a speech at the 50th anniversary golden spike ceremony for the Alaska Railroad near Nenana, Alaska, on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-041-009

50th anniversary golden spike ceremony for the Alaska Railroad with Administrator John W. Ingram of the Federal Railroad Administration near Nenana, Alaska, on July 15, 1973. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-042-006

Alaska Railroad engineer Kenny Fuller looks out the cab of EMD GP7L locomotive no. 1839 on the Whittier Shuttle as it passes through Portage, Alaska, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-043-003

Front of Alaska Railroad EMD F7A locomotive no. 1506 during snowstorm, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-038-002

Alaska Railroad engineer Kenny Fuller inside cab of EMD GP7L locomotive no. 1839 on the Whittier Shuttle train, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-043-005

Alaska Railroad passenger train, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-038-011

Two Alaska Railroad crewmen (right, engineer Kenny Fuller) in locomotive cab, c. 1968. Photograph by Leo King, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. King-02-043-002