Northern Pacific U boats and an SD45 are westbound at Marshall, WA with 3 sets of semaphores controlled by Marshall Tower overlooking the scene.

A pair of UP E8's grace the front of the 'City of Hinkle' mixed train that ran between Spokane and Hinkle, Oregon. Today's train at Marshall, WA is short compared to others. It was an incredible... (more)

Torpedo boat GP7 559 passes Marshall Tower eastbound with a wreck train in March of 1970.

SP&S FA2 862 has just received a signal at Marshall Tower, just west of Spokane, to proceed westward on the NP track to the connection with the SP&S track at Scribner, WA.

Classic Northern Pacific passenger colors passing the tower at Marshall, WA near Spokane. This is probably the Mainstreeter eastbound in the morning after departing Seattle the afternoon before. ... (more)

Class unit NP 3600 westbound passes Marshall Tower just west of Spokane in the early morning with a pair of U28Cs trailing. Note the open autoracks and the passenger baggage car in the consist.

Made famous by photographers like Phil Hastings and Ron Nixon, Marshall Canyon, south of Spokane, Wash., is still a location that makes for a good photo. Such is the case on the afternoon of Janua... (more)

On the nose! After her day out on the rails, the '04 is coupled to the '16 and shut down for the day.

Leaving the yard. Sprawled out behind the slowly advancing BNSF grainer, the 20 bumbles around the yard with two tankers in tow, fresh from down the line. The small, weedy yard is perfect f... (more)

W&I's official watch dog, Molly, stands guard under the parked power at Marshall Yard, doing her best to disrupt the activities of a couple photographers. Photo taken from railroad property wi... (more)

Canadian Pacific potash train glides thru Marshall Canyon, passing something in Southern Pacific paint.

In order to keep up the car counts in BNSF's unit grain trains, spare cars must be kept along the line to replace bad-ordered cars. These units left their train a ways down the track to pick up s... (more)

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)