A sense of scale! Nearly 46 miles distant from the Starlight's path, Mt. Rainier dominates the scene. The train is merely a Z scale model in comparison. Anderson Island provided this uncommon ... (more)

With a smoky sunset aligned with Bridge 14, this UP Oil train tiptoes gingerly across the bridge, just in case.... The dispatcher just "talked by" the crew against a red signal, as the bridge is... (more)

Like the setting sun, the days for views like this for passengers, are fading fast. In the not too distant future, the Cascades fares will entitle passengers to views of Dupont, Lakewood and Sou... (more)

Cascades 516 crosses Bridge 14 at Chambers Creek, while the Christine Anderson arrives at the Steilacoom ferry dock. The passengers of the vessel and the train get to sit back and enjoy an incre... (more)

Tacoma Rail's Hill job is on it's way to Fredrickson. This trip the crew has 14,600 horsepower to lug the 15 cars up the 3.65% grade that awaits them once they leave Sound Transits Lakewood Sub.... (more)

Its really difficult to pass up this location, especially with a sunset as nice as this one. This is the BNSF Centralia turn out of Tacoma. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ET44AC
Location: Steilacoom, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 04, 2016

Before getting started grinding away on the rails of Bridge 14, this Loram Rail Grinding train gave the area a "good soaking".

Railroad: Loram
Locomotive: Unknown
Location: Steilacoom, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: June 28, 2018

Out of the most "uneventful" winter in the Puget Sound, comes a stunning sunset. Finally, passengers aboard the Cascades get to see something in the sky other than gray or black.

No train in this shot. A good thing in this case, as the bridge was just raised and has been captured in the process of lowering. The reason of course are the streaks of light. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: n/a
Location: Steilacoom, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: July 17, 2008

As a nice summer day comes to a close, a southbound BNSF intermodal meets a northbound UP intermodal on the Chamber's creek lift bridge. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Steilacoom, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 1021
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: June 24, 2008

I've been chided that I shoot this bridge too much, but there always seems to be a way to work it in to a scene. So here it is one more time with the Coast Starlight painting some color along the... (more)

Wildfire smoke has returned to the Puget Sound, at the cost of other's misery, we get an interesting sunset. Just in time is this UP oil train from Canada, complete with Heritage unit CP 7012. T... (more)

The Legends of Steam head south across the lift bridge 14, enroute to Portland. The shortened trains features SP 4449 and UP 844.

WDTX 1403 one of WSDOT's new Charger locomotives, leads Cascades 507 south along the Puget Sound in Steilacoom. This is will soon be sight not possible for photographers, train watchers or pas... (more)

A late Starlight has just left the Tacoma Dome Station and is now crossing the new double track trestle just north of the station.