A coal train crosses Union Slough outside of Everett, WA.

A local crosses bridge 37 on a foggy morning.

After meeting a westbound, three SD75Ms move the loaded Everett to Roosevelt, Washington garbage train out of Melonas siding in the Columbia River Gorge.

A westbound coal train emerges from the Columbia River Gorge on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

As a heavy fog begins to clear and the sun starts to come out, BNSF 6785 leads a southbound Roberts Bank coal empty through the forests near Samish, WA on January 14th, 2022.

On a cold winter afternoon, BNSF 7746 leads a southbound Vancouver, BC to Vancouver, WA manifest through Bellingham, WA on December 30th, 2021.

A southbound stack train waits for a signal at the Columbia River Drawbridge. The ability to get up close and personal with Amtrak, BNSF and UP trains is a big factor in the railfan appeal of the ... (more)

The Empire Builder passes a westbound BNSF manifest on the Fallbridge Subdivision at Washougal, Washington. The train is just 29 miles from its terminus at Union Station in downtown Portland. Inst... (more)

SSPR's leased LTEX GP39-3s 3904 and 3903 idle at the BNSF interchange at Marshall, WA after arriving with a small northbound train.

Better Days Behind: This old wooden trestle in Whatcom Falls Park is not long for this world. Built by the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia Railroad in 1916, the bridge was used to access ... (more)

BNSF's Winter Wonderland: BNSF's Vancouver, BC to Vancouver, WA mixed freight manifest comes around a sweeping curve and under Chuckanut Drive on a crisp, sunny winter day. To the left is t... (more)

Very late on a winter afternoon, a westbound grain train highballs Underwood, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge.

Tacoma's Union Station, with its Federal Courthouse addition, still has rail service of a sort. Sound Transit's Link Light rail passes by on Pacific Ave and makes a stop at the adjacent Washingto... (more)

With 3-4 inches of snow on the ground and more to come, the BNSF Tacoma yard has different look about it. With local 251 working from the west end, a grain train is tied to down at the east end ... (more)

Through the volcanic tunnels on the north side of the mighty Columbia River.