Eastbound empty grain train at Beatrice at the summit of Providence Hill.

Eastbound train at Beatrice at the summit of Providence Hill.

Westbound grain train at Tokio.

With its forested 5.6% grade climbing hundreds of vertical feet in a couple of miles towards a 19th century turntable and the largest building in the world, the BNSF Boeing Hill spur between Evere... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 16 2021 — Northwest Rail Institute SW8 701 (b/n 15739) is a little worse for wear. At this time the loco is no longer in use and the institute appears to be closed. Note that it... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Jan 18 2014 — Sterling Bomba SW8 203 (b/n 15739) sits to the south of a Columbia Business Park warehouse. The locomotive was acquired by the Northwest Railroad institute. The unit w... (more)

Eastbound empty grain train at Tokio.

Westbound Z train at Ritzville.

Eastbound empty grain train at Beatrice.

Westbound grain train at Lamphier.

Westbound grain train at Fishtrap.

Z train heading down Providence Hill. Westbound.

The Rio Grade Heritage Unit Leads the I-G4SE toward Seattle.

As 4-car Amtrak train 28 (with P42DC 191 for power), the Portland to Spokane section of the Empire Builder, loads passenger in Vancouver (a whopping 10 miles 2255-mile into its journey to C... (more)

The Snoqualmie and Skykomish rivers converge into the Snohomish River and drain into Puget Sound at the north end of Everett. This point is also the confluence of the BNSF Scenic sub and Bellingha... (more)