A young boy and his family notice the new LRV's. On a fall day in Beaverton, the face of new meets the face of old. Spanning nearly 24 years, the MAX light rail system has grown from a small, 15 m... (more)

In the outer reaches of Portland, the rain hasn't quite begun to fall yet. Commuters still huddle under shelters just in case the storm crosses the major transit center before their train arrives.... (more)

Four rivals, one right of way. Rail, river, rail, Interstate. An empty Union Pacific garbage train breezes past a slow-moving grain barge from the Snake River. Both are heading towards the Rose Ci... (more)

1940? Maybe 1950? Or could it be 1960? It isn't any of those. Its actually 2008.

The sun rises on the the day Pacific Northwest stood still. Overnight, 6" of snow grind the region to a dead stop. Mountain passes closed, major freeways closed, cars crashed, buses jackknifed (so... (more)

Spending a couple years on the sidelines, some serious cobwebs (or birds nests) can really start to develop. Taken with permission.

With GEVO's being sidlined due to turbo issues, suddenly, after an eternity of waiting, the SD75's are called back into service. The M's and I's are needed to provide relief for BNSF while repairs... (more)

Working around the railroad involves heavy equipment. BNSF #1551 is framed under the arm of a Komatsu PC270 excavator as it works on moving some 2000 cubic yards of soil for disposal. The soil is ... (more)

An inbound train unloads 3 passengers at Beacon Hill, Seattles first and only subway station, and heads towards Seattle to help relieve late rush hour traffic.

Miles from anywhere, at the intersection of Providence and Lind-Hatton Road, a little red stop sign mostly goes ignored by the few motorists driving through.

2 days after large thunderstorms rolled though Eastern Washington, bright yellow desert flowers bloom for a few days against the golden sun baked hills.

Perhaps one of the most beautiful consists I have seen in a long time. After BNSF received its shipment of GE's, the predominant SD40-2 all but disappeared from the northwest rails. After two YEAR... (more)

With only the woosh of passing air, an electric Link train glides across Columbia Ave. in the heart of the Rainier Valley. Part of the massive project was to rebuild MLK Way to encourage wakibilit... (more)

Something a little different than the usual BNSF C44: a little red and silver. The V train restarts south after waiting for the Amtrak Cascades.

Brushing off a fresh falling of snow.