Right on time, the daily from Bellingham screeches into Edmonds. Unknown to me at the time, the ferry in the background (M/V Spokane) had been evacuated an hour or so earlier because of a bomb th... (more)

5 CalTrain trains prepare for their commuters on a hot, summer day.

This may be a wedge shot, but how many wedgies do you see with an FP9 painted in Southern Pacific coupled to a GP30? The W&I pauses in Belmont to pick up a tank car that Procor wants back.

Brushing off a fresh falling of snow.

On the east end of Wenatchee Yard, two old MAC's idle away, awaiting their fresh crew to the trip east to Spokane and further. Coming from the harsh weather, a 5-hour late Amtrak Empire Builder li... (more)

5305 exits the Cascade Tunnel and passes a parked 7158 and 4 other kings of Stevens Pass [SD40-2] as they wait for their turn through the bore.

Two "Baby Bullets" wait for their passengers. The train on the right will depart an hour before the train on the left. This photo was published in a book "Railroads of California" by Prime Publ... (more)

The gas lamps of yesteryear have long sense been replaced by electric lights. Along with horse carriages, cars roam the streets of Portland. But one piece of ancient history, the Bombardier 100-se... (more)

Look at those mountians...

Another pleasant afternoon greets those in Eastren Washington. BNSF 4805 and some weird, black, unknown locomotive (sorry, as another person stuck on the BNSF, we don't see many non-GE's so our sp... (more)

Matt Farnsworth takes a training ride on the whenever-it-feels-like-it Highball on the W&I. On the chase, the roles seem a lit... (more)

With pantographs stretched big and tall, two sets of West-German U2 LRV's pass each other near the Mexican Border.

The king of the line, from a dynasty of railroading, Jeramey works his magic on the '16. The '04 and 20 off to the left will be MUed with the '16 to pull a mixed grain and pea train north to inter... (more)

A few passengers board the BART at Mission St. As seen in the January 2007 issue of "Trains Magazine".

Eastern Washington basalt jets upward and the Yakima River digs downward. 4 cars in latter half of the grainer are visible just around the river bend. A very lucky catch on my way back to Pullman.... (more)