In case you ever asked "what happened to the world's first two composite reefer cars?" the answer is they are now essentially a fixture in Stanwood, Washington. These are actually prett... (more)

As the sun sets in the background, BNSF 5968 leads a Roberts Bank coal load through Bellingham, WA on September 11th, 2022.

Smoke from fires a 14-hour drive away in California has made it to the northwestern part of Washington State today, leaving a strange color in the air. Everett's Delta Yard is a flat yard and a f... (more)

The power for the LPCTAC has been turned on Tacoma Rail's Wye and is now headed back to the train, sitting on the Tacoma Main. Soon this set of power will once again cross the Puyallup River to d... (more)

For some reason the crew of the LPCTAC needed to turn their power. While BNSF has a turntable, I'm not sure if it's still in service and the roundhouse crew is gone by this time, so their next o... (more)

Its near high tide at Chambers Bay on the Puget Sound, and near sunset as well, for the crossing of Bridge 14 by this south bound UP stack train.

Four hours late, the Portland section of the Empire Builder exits a stretch of two main tracks at Washougal, Washington. The next stop for train 27 is at Vancouver, roughly 20 minutes to the west.

With a wildfire smoke sunset in the background, #14, running pretty much on time, is pulling out of the Tacoma Dome Station and across the new Sound Transit Tacoma Trestle.

This is a BNSF stack train at the Port of Tacoma, delivering a train to Tacoma Rail. As part of normal operations, this train comes west across Stevens Pass, through Seattle and down (south) to... (more)

Loaded Coal from Spring Creek Mine, MT to Roberts Bank, BC, just after the fog burned through. 998 is a helper, with 3 other GE's on the point.

Still trying to figure this one out. About 4 pm, this intermodal train was shoving in to the yard, or at least that what it sound like over the radio. The shove is from right to left. On the le... (more)

An eastbound manifest train summiting Providence Hill on the form NP mainline through Washington State with the NS Southern Heritage Unit.

An eastbound manifest train summiting Providence Hill on the form NP mainline through Washington State.

A BNSF Q train crosses the big Eddy bridge on a warm August night.

BNSF 5890 leads a westbound bare table train past eagle falls on a warm august afternoon.