A pair of GPs out of Willmar have been given the task of clearing drifts on the Watertown Sub this afternoon. They are heading west to rescue a stuck Watertown Local that is sitting right on the M... (more)
Just after sunrise the Empire Builder dashes through the snow with an old bluebonnet in the lead. It looks like the train was turned around someplace as the baggage car is at the end and b... (more)
Priority intermodal for South Seattle, WA passes through tunnel 4, truly a trademark photo spot in Montana.
An on time Empire Builder crosses the trestle between East and West Java on its way up Marias Pass.
Lite power from Dilworth to Mandan heads west into the North Dakota prairie after a day of strong winds and powdery snow. The engineer gave a big wave once the snow cleared and that was a fitting ... (more)
In the shadow of the local elevator, grain empties from Interbay, WA make easy work of the plow ridge left downtown.
Whoops... Grain empties from Tacoma, WA didn't quite make it all the way to Alberta this morning. They got stuck about three miles west of town after plowing through some drifts.
It was a nice treat to see the perfectly uniform bottom dump coal hoppers on this eastbound snaking through Sully Springs.
Grain loads for Interbay, WA cruise through Hawley behind the one of a kind yellow logo.
The Empire Builder is running about 6 hours behind as it flies through central Minnesota behind a BNSF leader. I knew something wasn't right when I heard the whistle in the distance.
A loaded ballast train finds the late evening sun just before it starts to set behind the mountains.
With a rare visitor in the lead, the Empire Builder heads east out of Hillsboro, ND to get talked over a broken rail near Harwood.
Running over six hours late, today's Empire Builder needed a little help from a BNSF companion after it ran into some power trouble out west.
The second westbound Northstar commuter train shows off its fantastic paint scheme as it approaches Big Lake.
The last northbound Sounder Transit has just departed on time from downtown Seattle for Everett, WA.
