The drawbridge over the Columbia River, separating the states of Washington and Oregon, was built by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway in 1908. This swing type bridge was the first of its ... (more)

A westbound BNSF train exits Drano Tunnel on a rainy evening. The Drano tunnel is an unlined tunnel cut through a large rock outcrop which can be seen in this photo. ... (more)

On the circus train leaving Columbia March 11, 2013. In previous frames, he appeared to be holding a camera of some sort and shooting the back-up move.

A large transformer heads south on a TTX 8-axle depressed center flatcar.

The business end of a Track Geometry train, BNSF 87 "Skagit River" measurement car sits quietly on a cold spring night. This car would head west the next morning measuring the track over Stampede ... (more)

Forward view of the "Warren R. Henry" private dome car owned by "Patrick Henry Creative Promotions." You can see the P42 used to pull the two car train around if you look closely in the center win... (more)

I was lucky enough to be invited onto the "Warren R. Henry," a private dome car which was originally built for the Union Pacific Railroad. The private car is owned by "Patrick Henry Creative Promo... (more)

"Winter Wonderland" A westbound grain train rolls down the hill on an overcast snowy night.

A westbound intermodal train glides down the grade at Deception Creek.

A steady rain has been falling for the past 18 hours resulting in high water level on the tributary creeks of western washington. This creek is a feeder to Foss River on BNSF's crossing of Stevens... (more)

Two circus workers look very happy to be arriving in their destination city.

A Tale of Two Heralds... Undoubtedly, those involved in the Railroading avocation who have ever visited Tacoma are well aware of the Milwaukee heralds (on the left) that adorn a plate gird... (more)

The temperature is hovering around 15 degrees the first weekend of December 2005 - here at Chemult, OR the lights from the classic SP signal bridge shining bright into the darkness. The hiss and ... (more)

Carmen remove the end from a CSXT boxcar at the Project Car Shop located at Radnor Yard.

What once used to be a covered hopper is not only uncovered, but it's hardly a hopper car now. CMI Steel took as many as twenty of these cars in by rail. But that's not how they left. (JCH -- 400D... (more)