BNSF 7025 leads a westbound Z train through our small camping site at Gaynor, WA. A campfire is always necessary when out in the woods.

Sony NEX-5N and a Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye len... (more)

Another cloudy July morning in the Washington cascade mountains. What appears to be three westbound trains is really one. The lead engine 6645 has just set out engine 5747 and will soon rejoin F45... (more)

East of Skykomish, Wa. BNSF's Scenic subdivision uses the canyon of Foss River to gain elevation for its climb to Stevens Pass. At the head of this horseshoe lies the Foss River trestle. In ... (more)

The passage of a westbound manifest train lights up the darkness of a starry night as it travels down the mountain and across the Foss River Trestle, a 1909 vintage viaduct spanning the Foss River... (more)

Almost there: Amtrak's westbound “Empire Builder” slides along the waterfront at Edmonds, Washington, on April 16, 2010, and will soon be ending a long trip from Chicago to Seattle. At this angle,... (more)

Rail fan and fellow Railpictures.net contributor Mike Bjork stands high on top of a cut photographing a westbound Z train at a location that received 18 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours.

The sun has already lowered behind the mountains as an eastbound intermodel attacks the long grade towards the summit of Steven's Pass. This bridge was originally built in 1892 and was located in ... (more)

"Winter Wonderland" A westbound grain train rolls down the hill on an overcast snowy night.

Two veteran mountain climbers come through the snow at Scenic, WA and are about the enter the 8-mile "snow shed" under Stevens Pass.

Ross, Joel and I have spent the last 45 minutes staked out at our chosen spots along the Skykomish River waiting for the dirt train to free itself from the embrace of winter. After what seemed l... (more)

An eastbound empty grainer enters a wintery scene in the hamlet of Index on its run up Stevens Pass.

BNSF 4955 passes a DPU on a grain train. The snow has picked up the past few days, with Skykomish receiving a good 12" in the last 48 hours.

A report of a leaning load, kept this train tied down in Gold Bar for more than 24 hours. After, which the crew had quite a tough time getting it moving again. Heavy snow fall didn't help their ... (more)

In the blue gloom of a winter evening's twilight, the headlights of an eastbound stack train illuminate the west portal and interior of Cascade Tunnel. Ahead, pierced only by the light carried by ... (more)

BNSF 1023 pulls an eastbound Z train towards Wenatchee, Washington with 10 units in tow.