The Coast Starlight leaving the platform at Union Station amidst National Train Day celebrations in Portland. Among the displays was the SP&S 700 4-8-4, partially visible next to the station.

The Coast Starlight pulls into Union Station on time during National Train Day celebrations in Portland.

Westbound Friday afternoon, 4:30 PM coming into town near the east switch, across the highway (US 2) from the ranger station.

It was 9:00 AM at Gaynor Saturday morning when this empty jet train came down the mountain. This location hosts an informal railfan trackside campground smack-dab in the middle of the Cascade Mou... (more)

At 6:00 PM Friday evening this Z train's power muscles up the 2.2% grade between Merritt and Berne in the Cascade Mountains. It's a lot of fun to hear them roar from miles away, anticipating the m... (more)

It's 11:00 AM Saturday morning near an area known by railfans as "The Slot" while a Z train and Nason Creek roll and flow eastward in the Cascade Mountains.

After emerging from out of the Cascade bore and into the sunshine, BNSF 7878 west begins its descent down the mountain. In the background US HWY 2 climbs Cowboy Mountain toward Stevens Pass. Tim... (more)

Alongside the Skykomish River with MT Persis in the background, BNSF 7878 west is taking the siding for the passage of Amtrak 8. I felt like jumping into the water to cool off, we were experienci... (more)

A split screen view: Simpson power idling on the left, center beam flat sitting on the Mill 5 lead, right. As seen from an empty log flat car.

If while you wait for the stacker to unload the log train you get bored, then get busy with clearing debris from the bottom of the bunkers.

The lumber train was augmented this morning by several empty bunkers. The centerbeam flat loads were on the rear half of the train with the 1201 on the rear. Someone who lives at the intersectio... (more)

Pulling up the grade from Bucoda in the evening sunlight.

The 1201 crawls along Park Street, nearing the end of its morning turn to Mill 5 and back, loaded up with fresh-cut boards. The railroad has begun swapping out the old A-frame cars with newly acq... (more)

During the last hour of sunlight a Talgo train scoots southbound through Tenino, WA and will end its trip in Eugene, OR near midnight.

Whenever I see this unit I think of Steve Martin doing the King Tut song!