I've been chided that I shoot this bridge too much, but there always seems to be a way to work it in to a scene. So here it is one more time with the Coast Starlight painting some color along the... (more)

Cascades 516 crosses Bridge 14 at Chambers Creek, while the Christine Anderson arrives at the Steilacoom ferry dock. The passengers of the vessel and the train get to sit back and enjoy an incre... (more)

A BNSF Ossifer's pecial on it's way to beautiful downtown Bakersfield CA, blasts under the Tacoma Narrows bridges. This train has been spotted all around the west and this has got to be one of th... (more)

Right on time! A BNSF Grainer crosses a small inlet on the Puget Sound as a stunning sunset begins to form! Click Here for ano... (more)

A beautiful Indian summer day along the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge. Lots of trains, but one of interest was a unit coke train. I was able to catch it at several locations, but hear ... (more)

A great start to a day of photography on the Columbia River Sub. This vehicle train snakes off the bridge and along the bluffs, seemingly all the way back to Wenatchee. Fortunately the train was... (more)

Off into the sunset! Cascades 509 crosses the bridge at milepost 15.9, just south of the Steilacoom ferry dock, heading for it's next stop at Centennial Station in E. Olympia. BNSF 2089 is fil... (more)

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)

How 'bout a snow pace shot? A bitterly cold December morning, with snow blowing across the tracks and road, encourages one to stay in the car. Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: La Grande, Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: UP 8511
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: December 08, 2007

UP's Portland to Fife Manifest crosses bridge 15.9 just south of the Steilacoom Ferry dock on a quiet sunny morning. Click Here ... (more)

In the spirit of this political season, I bring you Change. Change you can count on, or could, until this train ran over it. Nailed and spit out by Axle #1, it's a heartbeat away from being batt... (more)

This little switcher is still serving it's country. Started out in 1942 and still going, while the USS Independence (CVA-62) has come and gone (1958-1998).

America's Most Dangerous Volcano looms over a southbound BNSF intermodal as it leaves Tacoma for points south and out of the reach of Mt Rainier. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 4854
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: July 16, 2008

As a nice summer day comes to a close, a southbound BNSF intermodal meets a northbound UP intermodal on the Chamber's creek lift bridge. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Steilacoom, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 1021
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: June 24, 2008

No train in this shot. A good thing in this case, as the bridge was just raised and has been captured in the process of lowering. The reason of course are the streaks of light. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: n/a
Location: Steilacoom, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: July 17, 2008