The Seattle Sounder occupies a mostly abandoned King Street Station with the Seattle skyline looming in the background during the record-breaking Seattle heatwave of 2009.

Amtrak's Coast Starlight departs King Street Station behind E8 333, F7B 154 and E8 340. The now demolished King Dome was under construction at the time adjacent to the station leads. All three u... (more)

In all your endeavors along the rails, I wish you happy hunting. But more important than that perfect shot, be safe, even on those tracks you are familiar with, always look both ways when crossing... (more)

When talking with any Seattilite, very few people will claim that Interstate 5 is one of their favorite places. With the city core miles in the distance, the new shiny Link powers down the side of... (more)

A rather colorless background despite living in the Evergreen State. The colors have long since disappeared, replaced with the even hues of brown and dirt. Over the Emerald City, the sun and blue ... (more)

A Christmas Day walk yields a quiet, motionless Interbay Yard. Most of the employees have the day off to spend with friends and family. The locomotives even get a little time to spend with each ot... (more)

The view from the western end of I-90, the 4th Ave exit. The King Street Station was recently remodeled and the lighted clock and roof are great additions.

A BNSF welding crew works on Main One, while a Union Pacific switch crew passes by on Main Two.

Heading south along MLK, shiny new LRV's mingle with cars at a reasonable pace of 35mph. Testing is nearing completion as the July 18th opening day creeps near.

Shortly after sunrise on a cool late-autumn morning, a northbound Central Link train approaches Mt. Baker Station on the concrete viaduct which carries the line over Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

Under a clutter of catenary, a two car Link Light Rail train rolls along MLK Way. Each 2-car train can carry 400 passengers. That's equivalent to 354 cars or 10 articulated buses. In this shot are... (more)

Taking a mid-day rest. Three Sounder commuter rail trainsets warm up in a rare, weak winter sun. An Amtrak Horizon trainset is an unusual visitor as the Cascades trainsets have been problem free f... (more)

New Link Light Rail trains emerge from darkness into the light on a regular basis now. Within a couple of months of the new lines opening, the new smooth, silent trains are still a wonder to those... (more)

A mid-afternoon southbound service pulls out of Mt. Baker Station; the train will shortly return to street level for the run down the Rainier Valley. The flared tips on the catenary poles are sup... (more)

A lone Seattle-bound passenger awaits the next northbound train at Mt. Baker Station as a southbound departs for almost-the-airport (the extension to actually reach SeaTac opens December 19th). T... (more)