Go West, and so NS 8105 did, about as far west as you can get on the U.S. "interstate" rail system. The NS Heritage unit is being re-fueled after leading the STPTAC over Steven's Pass and on to ... (more)

The first train across the new Sounder Tacoma bridge, is this test train. After delays due to unfinished guard rail, the train crossed the bridge at 9:45 pm. In this shot, it's on its way back t... (more)

Something new for CEECO to be proud of!! Savage Industries will soon be putting this shiny "new" locomotive to work. www.savageind.com

Tacoma Rail's Hill job makes a late appearance on Sunday morning, crossing the Sound Transit Tacoma bridge, where once stood the historic Milwaukee S-Curve wooden trestle. The acknowledgment pres... (more)

America's Most Dangerous Volcano looms over a southbound BNSF intermodal as it leaves Tacoma for points south and out of the reach of Mt Rainier. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 4854
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: July 16, 2008

ODOT1 - Oh Dat 1 ugly piece of rolling stock. The newest Cascades Talgo set, sporting a cab car that could only have been designed by a committee, rolls through Tacoma for the first time, and it d... (more)

Two weeks has passed since the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle was taken out of service, forever! Five days later the first train crossed the new concrete bridge, or at least half of what will be a doub... (more)

A new slug has entered the world of railroading. Built on-site at TEMCO grain facility in Tacoma, from the old SW1200 219, which sat unused for years in this very spot. Originally this was the N... (more)

The first of three revenue trips for the 4449 during the NRHS Convention in Tacoma, WA. Here she is racing along the Puget Sound and headed for a whole bunch of congestion in Tacoma.

The new "Early" Sounder, train 1507, crosses G Street on the historic Milwaukee S Curve trestle, as it approaches the Tacoma Dome Station. It won't be long now, before trains are us... (more)

Washington's Yakima Canyon is pretty scenic and even more so while there's still some green on the hills. An empty (as they all are here) grain train crosses the Yakima River just downstream fro... (more)

A scene that wasn't supposed to be anymore! Cascades trains along the South Puget Sound and over the unique Bridge 14. Due to the tragic derailment of Cascades 501 in December, passenger train... (more)

From the trackside headquarters of the 4th Annual Fall colors campout, we've been monitoring the events leading up to this scene for a couple of hours. After a west bound freight passed our locati... (more)

Freshly repainted in current scheme

A safer and more traditional view of Sunset Falls, featuring the GrandLuxe Great Northwestern National Parks train. Click Here t... (more)