Jim was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1947. His wife Nancy was at his side. He was not hesitant to mention the important lifeline that the rails were to he and his wife Nancy. 4/24/16, Eric Schneider says of his photo, "I caught GV-4 near UAF tonight (5/11/16) on the southbound train. May 21, 2022 (51 years old) View obituary. In the woods, Jim and Nancy James challenge a wannabe off-grid couple; and Jennifer Hawks tries to find a missing settler. I saw the corners of his mouth turn upward slightly and knew he unadmittedly was enjoying this newfound statusto a degree. NANCY JAMES OBITUARY Nancy Carol James, 73, died July 8, 2013. Former Orange County resident turned Alaskan off the gridder Barbara Cyer enjoys a laugh aboard the Hurricane Turn. It gets harder as you age, she said. I wanted song lyrics or poetry or, at the very least, passages about their mutual longing. ARRC Board of Directors Chairman Emeritus Bill Sheffield, 94, passed away on Nov. 4, 2022, at his home in Anchorage. His leadership was instrumental in ARRC reaching many milestones through the decades. Story has it there was a hard couple in Fairbanks during one of the super cold days and the front was damaged (fell off is what I was told). This years events featured various treats as Spirit- 'The 7th Fire of Alaska', Pat Benatar, amusement rides, monster trucks and cabbages and the Alaska Railroad. Isolation, hard work, and survival make good shows, but through the lens of cable, life always comes out a few tints off. Read more about responsible gaming and our player protection tools here. Number 13802 is still serving Alaskans and visitors alike as a gateway to Chugach State Park." Nancy Carol James, 73, died July 8, 2013. Mary and Clyde Lovel have lived out here since the late-50s when they started homesteading their land from the federal government. Obituary published in the Anchorage Daily News newspaper. (Photo by Victoria Petersen, Alaska Public Media. Jim James died on 10 August 2016 in Talkeetna, Alaska, USA. Picture of the Week Archives: 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015. Diane worked for the railroad as a Contract Administration Specialist from June 1999 to January 2001. Faye Robbins, 81, passed away Nov. 18, 2020, in Anchorage. He graduated from North Little Rock HS where he had met the love of his life Patsy May and they were married on February 2 1951. Here is Jeff's information on the locations: "First pic is on Fireweed Road just before the Palmer division junction, second pic is at Pease Ave crossing on Elmendorf as the train is pulling into Anchorage yard.". Carroll Phillips Jr.,98, passed away Nov. 7, 2021, in Fairbanks. He worked for the Alaska Railroad in the 1960s. It is currently at Batir Construction." Looking for design inspiration. He worked for the Alaska Railroad 1953-1956. Did Frank Keller walk on water to get this photo of the first Coastal Classic as it rolled past the wye at Portage enroute to Seward? In that photo, I was opening an angle cock after making a hook on some cars. You can forget, as the years pass and the distractions grow, the importance of simple gestures, both practical and kind. It makes you think about what you really need.. I don't remember which were going back to Anchorage at this point, but we were separating the orange ones from the blue ones, and one group was staying in Seward, while the other group was going north. A Service will be held Sunday, 3:30 p.m. on July 14, 2013 at the Palmer Church of the Nazarene. Fred was born on June 8 1932 in Vilonia Arkansas to Janette Pearl and James Fred Gunter Sr. He died a few years ago. I must say that it looks like the unit was involved in an accident as the electric cabinet is tipped somewhat toward the front, and the concrete ballast located forward of the cab, in the nose has been moved considerably from its intended location. She used to like to dance. I imagined Alice and Old Doc as younger people, sitting inside a Talkeetna inn, their lives still spooling out ahead of them. Margaret (Peggy) Fry Cochran. Curt P. Hazlett. Obituary published in theAnchorage Daily News. He worked for the railroad for 20 years, joining our ranks as a Locomotive Mechanic Helper in 1984. Phtotos: 1, 2, 3. An obituary was not shared or found. first locomotive, number 1. His father, Old Doc, was staying out at the inn, trying to recover after some strokes. MANKATO James (Jim) Freeman Eaton, Mankato, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023 at OakLawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. June 8, 2014 I was again able to catch a rainbow in the background of an ARR shot. He worked for the railroad 33 years, from July 1976 to July 2009. Dave Blazejewski managed to capture the beauty of the fireworks and the joyful elegance of the, A shot I have long tried to capture finally came together as I followed a, Soon after the Denali Star pulled away from the train depot at Denali National Park Skip Nyegard, Freight is the Alaska Railroads bread-and-butter, generating about three-fifths of operating revenues. Patrick Durand guessed correctly on the second photo! March 1st, 1947 - April 12th, 2020. Ever since appearing on the reality TV show Alaska Railroad, James and his wife, Nancy, have become reluctant celebrities in these parts. When you get to the stretch where trees were torched into black spindles by wildfire last summer, youre close. Many of the original businesses are still there, fashioned out of weathered logs and leaning clapboard: Nagleys Store, the Fairview Inn. Obituary published in the Is Eddie Montanaro Still Alive,
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