The spout hanging down from above rarely, if ever, loads rail cars anymore, but the elevator at Winona, Washington, on the west edge of the Palouse region is still a hub of activity for local farm... (more)

A four-car Colfax Local departs the junction at Winona, Washington bound for Hooper, leaving a scene that looks perfectly plausible as a setting for a model railroad.

Up, up and away! Spooked by the approaching grain shuttle, a heron takes flight away from its hunting grounds along the Palouse River.