Only a few blocks from my fraternity in Pullman, the last remaining operational wig wag in the State of Washington. Wagging into the cold night, going mostly ignored by motorists, the relic from L... (more)

Stan Patterson is at the controls, rolling a mere 1mph down Whitman Street. Slowing to cross over HY27, he lays on the music while watching carefully for cars. Behind the little geep are 2 empty c... (more)

With the crossing gate very noticibially gone in Edmonds, a WSDOT ferry employees flag the crossing for the Sounder as it creeps over the Main Street crossing at 5mph. The conductor on the previou... (more)

The summer slowly approaches at the 2,500 foot level in the Cascades. Snow still dots the peaks of the the west coast mountain range.

Working up the 2.2% hill of Stevens.

After a station stop in Edmonds, the troublesome F59 pushes up the rear of the Mt. Rainier Talgo trainset. Joggers and beach goers pay attention to trains passing overhead with mild interest. Wher... (more)

Rolling though Interbay Yard, even the mighty Amtrak Cascades has to slow down for our work zone. Through Sound Transit and BNSF funding, a new 2nd main track and speed improvements are being cons... (more)

With Interstate 90 only a couple of miles to the north, the backroads of Eastern Washington don't see much traffic except for the occasional train.

The Milwaukee Road, condemned to nothing more than a bike trail. One day, 30 years ago SD40-2s, E units, and the Hiawatha rolled over the mighty concrete structure. Jer and myself pause in silence... (more)

With Stan working on the F unit, Jer has to switch himself around the elevators of Oakesdale for a little while.

Working inside the heart of a magical machine. Not too often does any railroader get a chance to work fully inside an enclosed locomotive. Let alone an F unit. The covered wagons are a thing of ye... (more)

Gliding inches above the pavement, Link vehicles fly up and down MLK way at 35mph.

End of the day and end of the daylight. In the distance of the evening, our conductor ties up the end of the train while Jer shuts down the power for the night. By the morning, fertilizer will be ... (more)

Late summer harvest time. Knee-high lentils turn all sorts of shades of yellow and orange as they become ripe and ready for harvest. Using all three motors, the W&I moves 11 loads of fertilizer ac... (more)

Sometimes, the right background can make any ol' GE look just a little bit better.