Loaded grain train G-CSNINB9-02H is strung out through the Upper Canyon of the Yakima River, highlighted by this pair of long 10-degree curves at MP 12. The two units shown here, spliced in at mi... (more)

Spring time in Chelan County, Washington, means the apple trees will soon be in bloom. An eastbound stack train assembled at the Port of Seattle follows the Wenatchee River out of the Cascade Mou... (more)

Slicing through the scissors crossover at Tukwila International Boulevard Station, a southbound train approaches what was then Central Link's terminal station on a crisp late-autumn afternoon. Th... (more)

Late-afternoon sun glints off the "bat wings" on Cascades No. 517's Talgo set as the southbound train traverses a causeway along the shore of Bellingham Bay.

The interior of Issaquah Valley Trolley car No. 519 shows off the incredible amount of effort that was put into the restoration work by the Gomaco Tro... (more)

Washington's Cascade Mountains are well-known in the railfan community for both acting as a picturesque backgrounds for flatland locations Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD GP38
Location: Lawrence, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 2276
Train ID: L-NWE6441-19T
Photo Date: July 19, 2008

A trio of GEs are working hard to lift an eastbound CP manifest out of the Castle River valley as they march across the Alberta prairie on a perfect late-summer morning. The looming presence of t... (more)

On the first day of my honeymoon, I arrived in Dublin at sunrise, obtained our rental car, figured out how to drive a stick left-handed, nervously ventured out onto the roads and set off for Shann... (more)

After making the long climb from the Columbia River up through Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Winchester, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 4453
Train ID: S-SEACHI3-29A
Photo Date: March 31, 2007

Dawn on DINA: The westbound Empire Builder takes a Clear signal at West Albus on BNSF's Columbia River Subdivision as the sun's first rays paint the distant bluffs.

The last glimmer of sunlight glazes the Lochaber coast as the 18:15 departure from Mallaig climbs away from Glasnacardoch Bay, destined for Fort William and a cross-platform connection with the Lo... (more)

Charging toward the Lech-a-vute summit on a typically gloomy and damp autumnal Scottish morning, Black 5 No. 45407 leaves behind a long trail of smoke amongst the craggy lower slopes of Sgurr a'Mh... (more)

In the glow of the very last light of a hazy spring evening, a BNSF manifest works southward along Puget Sound just south of the South South Bellingham control point. This train originated in Edm... (more)

A beautiful late-winter morning finds a Tacoma Link streetcar cruising past the Greater Tacoma Convention Center on its way to Tacoma Dome Station. Note the classy red jacket worn by the operator... (more)

After a long afternoon of making toothpicks, the Eastside Freight crew is more than ready to call it a day as a cool rain shower envelopes Woodinville. Stopped for just seven seconds partway acro... (more)