Cars whiz by a Red Line train powered by two new Siemens Sharks. Not to be confused with the SD70, the brand-new S70's are rolled out and roaming the streets of Portland. An interesting fact about... (more)

The gas lamps of yesteryear have long sense been replaced by electric lights. Along with horse carriages, cars roam the streets of Portland. But one piece of ancient history, the Bombardier 100-se... (more)

A dark, stormy night in the Rose City. Rain comes down by the bucket load. Normal walkers hide under the Streetcar shelters, happy when the 66' long streetcar comes humming their direction. In the... (more)

In a brief, 30-minute break in the clouds between massive rain storms, theres a little train action in the new 2010 Portland. The mini Empire Builder rolls in from far off places, just as the Gree... (more)

New light rail line pounds over week-old rails towards the SeaTac Airport. The Cascade Mountain range stands over the Puget Sound region to the east, many miles away. The new Link viaduct looks li... (more)

From a scene that looks to be from SimCity, a midday 8 car Chicago L train weaves over road, sidewalks, and cars while maneuvering beneath the shadows of commercial and residential buildings. At n... (more)

Heading south along MLK, shiny new LRV's mingle with cars at a reasonable pace of 35mph. Testing is nearing completion as the July 18th opening day creeps near.

Under a clutter of catenary, a two car Link Light Rail train rolls along MLK Way. Each 2-car train can carry 400 passengers. That's equivalent to 354 cars or 10 articulated buses. In this shot are... (more)

Taking a mid-day rest. Three Sounder commuter rail trainsets warm up in a rare, weak winter sun. An Amtrak Horizon trainset is an unusual visitor as the Cascades trainsets have been problem free f... (more)

Late Tuesday night, a Link Light Rail train layovers at Tukwila Station under an eerily-thick-for-Seattle fog. For the next 24 days, Tukwila will mark the south end of Sound Transits new light rai... (more)

A museum piece. Red signals barely visible against the red Eastern Washington sky. For the engineer of BNSF 7531, reds, blues, and blacks are broken from the light of an oncoming manifest w... (more)

New Link Light Rail trains emerge from darkness into the light on a regular basis now. Within a couple of months of the new lines opening, the new smooth, silent trains are still a wonder to those... (more)

Burlington Northern split pea soup. Behind the power rolls a load of dried peas heading out of the Palouse.

Slow and heavy. Snaking up the grade out of Garfield, the 20 and '04 pump out the power crossing under Highway 195. At the controls, Jeremy throws me the peace sign.

Strung out over the curves of the Palouse, 14 loaded lumber cars, empty hoppers, and a loaded boxcar of peas make the northbound manifest.