One of many great locations along the Scenic Sub, Deception Creek is much easier to reach when the only snow around is on the nearby mountain peaks. BNSF has kindly provided a Z train to complet... (more)

The day I've been waiting for! A stunning sky, roaring river and a Warbonnet sandwich. Sunset falls rarely looks better. ... (more)

Its a quiet night on Stevens Pass. No trains, no snow falling, no sounds. The only thing that breaks the eery silence is a little ballast regulator-turned-snow-plow as it struggles to move back th... (more)

Thanks to some high tech info courtesy of David Honan (a new RP contributor) and his ATCS setup, we knew this train h... (more)

The sun's first rays set aflame some low-hanging clouds as Amtrak's Empire Builder races westward towards an on-time arrival in Everett. The train would soon meet Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Baring, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 156
Train ID: No. 7
Photo Date: October 19, 2008

After record flooding in parts of Western Washington, it's nice to see sunshine again. The Scenic sub is the only subdivision that has remained open during the bad weather.

Snow as high as an elephant's ear, or something like that! The most snow in more than 30 years and the passengers of the westbound Empire Builder are getting a close up view. The excavator is on... (more)

I always wondered what this spot looked like after a big snow storm, but the forest service road isn't plowed in the winter and this year there was a good 8 foot wall of snow at the entrance. A pa... (more)

Here's an idea, pick a spot 5' from a roaring water fall and wait for a train, try to stay dry and don't fall in. Ahh, what we do to get the shot. Patience pays off and in this case there was n... (more)

Hot Rail!! Icy mountain stream! One of my favorites from . Ross Fotheringham's Annual Hot Rail event. While freq... (more)

Wind energy: power for a new tomorrow.

4 cabs lined up elephant style. But one of these cabs won't be limited to the rails for too much longer.

On the first real nice weekend of the season, people are enjoying the low tide beach at Picnic Point. This group is among the more responsible, picking a game of volleyball to play rather than ... (more)

A 1/4 mile snowshoe adventure over the most snow on the BNSF Scenic sub since 1957, yielded this shot of an EB Z train over Deception Creek Bridge. My first attempt at snowshoe rail fanning turn... (more)

The engine and plow crew discuss their next moves before continuing to plow west.