A westbound BNSF stack train departs Wenatchee, Washington, in the middle of a brief snowstorm on February 20, 2017. The train will soon begin climbing toward the Cascade Tunnel and is passing the... (more)

There weren't many Strauss direct lift bridges to begin with, but this is the last one in the US. There is also one left in Prince George, BC. Northern Pacific Railway commissioned the bridge in 1... (more)

Eastbound manifest train at Beatice, WA otherwise known as Providence Hill.

Westbound grain train at Ritzville, WA.

Westbound grain train at Fishtrap, WA.

After a busy day of switching around Moses Lake, Washington, the crew of Columbia Basin Railroad’s Wheeler turn will be home shortly, as their train rumbles southward about two miles from Warden... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Jan 26 2009 — BNSF ES44DC 7669 passes BNSF GP38-2 2339 which is tied down on the tail track. The 7669 is leading the Coast Starlight as the train slows for a station stop. In the ba... (more)

MARYHILL WA May 4 2008 — With Mount Hood in the background BNSF ES44DC 7592, BNSF C44-9W 771 and BNSF SD40-2 7800 head east in the Columbia River Gorge at the head end of an autorack train. My p... (more)

An empty BNSF grain train crosses the Spokane River at Irvin just east of Spokane, Washington, on October 9, 2019.

To settle the imbalance of power on Stevens Pass (BNSF Scenic Subdivision) there are occasional light power moves between the 'Coast' (Seattle area) and the Apple Yard in Wenatchee, Washington. Mo... (more)

Along the Bay: A Vancouver, BC to Portland, OR manifest rolls along the shores of Puget Sound through the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, WA on a sunny fall afternoon. While BNSF's Bellin... (more)

This is a Self Propelled SlotMachine. It is owned by Georgetown Rail Equipment Company, owners of Loram, the operators of rail grinders. Herzog also has a similar machine that looks even more like... (more)

Sounding for Horton: The last Sounder commuter train for the day leaves Seattle and sounds the horn for the Horton Street Crossing. The Sound Transit F59 fleet has been the backbone of comm... (more)

Loads from the Bennett Sawmill are easing into Palouse, where they will combine with the local from Pullman to head north the next day.

Eastbound empty coal train at Tokio, WA.