A westbound manifest glides out of the 7.8 mile long Cascade Tunnel and past an empty grain train that has been waiting for the last two hours. You can see a photo of when the empty grain trai... (more)
A westbound intermodal train glides down the grade at Deception Creek.
The Dilworth-Pasco high priority manifest crests Providence Hill in the morning sunlight. Canon 5D "Classic" with Canon 24-105 f/4L IS. - 1/400th - f/6.3 - ISO 50 - 84mm - more)
A "Nitwit Pasco" descends Providence Hill with 320 axles in tow.
"What's he looking at?" I get odd looks from the engineer and conductor as this ES44AC gets a needed break after pulling a heavy grain train over Providence Hill.
Union Pacific #4118 leads a southbound manifest under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on a partly cloudy afternoon.
Amtrak Empire Builder #8 streaks by control point East Skykomish en route to Chicago.
An eastbound Z pulls its way up the straightaway at Coulter Creek.
An eastbound empty grain train rolls to a stop before the crossing at Scenic. It sat for about two hours while snow collected in the radiator. When it took off, the thermostat opened up and you co... (more)
BNSF 4955 passes a DPU on a grain train. The snow has picked up the past few days, with Skykomish receiving a good 12" in the last 48 hours.
BNSF 1023 pulls an eastbound Z train towards Wenatchee, Washington with 10 units in tow.
