Amtrak 79 works the Empire Builder solo tonight as it finishes its first of may victories over the passes to Chicago.

An unknown BNSF train lights up the area surrounding the east portal of Tunnel 11. Taken from atop the portal looking south east. Can you spot my car and the railfan? (And if you do, don't point t... (more)

The trolley leans in the turn and pedestrian waits her turn to cross the busy Westlake Ave.

New light rail line pounds over week-old rails towards the SeaTac Airport. The Cascade Mountain range stands over the Puget Sound region to the east, many miles away. The new Link viaduct looks li... (more)

Take that you Europeans! It is possible to get an American train in one frame, it just requires a really long bridge. The Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced ponder-ay) bridge plays host to a a BNSF e... (more)

Strung out over the curves of the Palouse, 14 loaded lumber cars, empty hoppers, and a loaded boxcar of peas make the northbound manifest.

A man and his shops. Having just completed a minor overhaul of Ex-Milwaukee GP9, Bill, the shop foreman for the St. Maries, stands proudly by his machine.

Twilight approaches and so does BNSF 1069. This stack train makes its way out of the hole at Merritt to have its turn at the hill. Note the headlight glow on the snow.

A visitor from out of town makes a trip over Stevens Pass.

Vapor rises from Washington State Universities West Steam Plant into the frigid night. Now operating on natural gas boilers, there are many more heating nights ahead for the old, once-coal fired s... (more)

The early northbound Sounder creeps over the Salmon Bay Bridge just after the sun disappears behind a cloud. Built in 1908 by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Ballard Locks stand in the backgroun... (more)

And you thought dodging fellow students between classes was hard! This might be coolest college campus ever (except Central Washington University where the Milwaukee Road cut the campus in two). P... (more)

Three locomotives, three stories to tell.

Viewed from the S Weller St bridge, the Cougar Football Sounder idles in the station after letting off a bunch of crimson clad fans.

Two tired Geeps roll under Safeco Field in hustler service. The Dodge Charger belongs to the Seattle Police Department. Royal Brougham is closed for Mariners game traffic.