phil barnes photography

I just recently returned from another stint of field work related to the decommissioning of the Point Lonely long range radar site located in the Alaskan Arctic.  The following images were taken around the module train that served as the center of operations when the base was active.  The dome on top of the module train housed the main radar unit that was responsible for identifying incoming Soviet Bombers during the cold war.  The radar was eventually replaced by an advanced system that can be seen to the east of the module train.  The dome housing the radar still stands, however.  The module train was scheduled to be demolished this year, but was not after finding additional asbestos in the building that still needs to be removed.  Lucky for me because I was looking forward to photographing the building.  The following photos are of the module train exterior and surrounding installation as seen from the top of the radar dome platform.  I’ll be posting more images of the radar and module train interiors that turned out really well.  Enjoy the shots.

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