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Spring time in the Palouse! The wheat is starting to green our otherwise brown hills. In a few months, the hills will be nothing but bright gold. Bennett Lumber has loaded a record 15 centerbeam c... (more)

An inbound train unloads 3 passengers at Beacon Hill, Seattles first and only subway station, and heads towards Seattle to help relieve late rush hour traffic.

Helpless and derailed, PCC 4204 has been sitting here for over two weeks after it was derailed by snow. The last axle fell off the track after being lifted off the rails and put on the ground. The... (more)

In all your endeavors along the rails, I wish you happy hunting. But more important than that perfect shot, be safe, even on those tracks you are familiar with, always look both ways when crossing... (more)

On the east end of Wenatchee Yard, two old MAC's idle away, awaiting their fresh crew to the trip east to Spokane and further. Coming from the harsh weather, a 5-hour late Amtrak Empire Builder li... (more)

The Empire Builder is in its home turf of Marias Pass with the beautiful mountians of Glacier National Park in the background.

On a quiet Seattle night, a man looks up from his newspaper to observe a new curiosity: one of Sound Transits's new light rail vehicles glides into the tunnel below the city.

Suddenly a quite day shooting center beam flats in the weeds becomes a busy day as this photographer is lucky enough to catch the weekly local though Pullman. And then run half-way across town on ... (more)

2 2 series for 2 trains! A meet of 2's (and a single 1 series) roll by each other at Skidmore Fountain. Both trains are near the halfway point on the MAX system, The Red will soon roll over the St... (more)

More from Glacier National Park! Something about that telephone line makes it look cooler...

The final days for a veterans touch. Les Hancock, after nearly 35 years as a clerk for BN, BNSF, Watco, and finally, the Washington & Idaho Railway, takes the last count of cars for his career. BN... (more)

Broken under the stars. Sitting in the late evening warmth, the '11 awaits her day when she'll be working again. This trip to Rosalia shows the unit back together, but still no signs of mov... (more)

When I think all train hope is lost in my new college town, I find this little gem on the south side of the Washington State University campus. The Palouse River RR Co. has a really cool logo.

This may be a wedge shot, but how many wedgies do you see with an FP9 painted in Southern Pacific coupled to a GP30? The W&I pauses in Belmont to pick up a tank car that Procor wants back.