A loaded oil train snakes through the Columbia River Gorge in the late evening.

A BNSF manifest races west through Home Valley on a late afternoon in the Columbia River Gorge.

Trash loads complete their trip through the Columbia River Gorge on a scorching hot afternoon.

A westbound BNSF manifest east of Towal.

A westbound BNSF manifest early in the morning at Bates.

I'm guessing this was taken in Washington along the SP&S and before the 1970 BN merger that saw the SP&S become a fallen flag. This is in the collection of photos I have inherited and is one of t... (more)

An inland view of the EGT Grain Facility were "earth worms" go to transform. Their are four tracks that squeeze down to two at the unloading building. Of the three trains in the shot, one (wrap... (more)

This little critter was ordered by the Department of Energy in the 1940s and used in the construction of the Hanford Nuclear Site. I can remember it sitting in this spot since at least the early ... (more)

A westbound oil train at Anderson Rd. east of Cheney, WA on the Lakeside Sub in eastern Washington State.

A westbound oil train at Scribner Jct. on the Lakeside Sub in eastern Washington State.

A westbound grain train passing one of the old grain elevators east of Tokio.

An eastbound empty grain train passing one of the old grain elevators east of Tokio.

4449 heads through the Columbia River Gorge on an excursion bound for Bend.

Emerging from Tunnel 7 in the scenic Columbia River Gorge is an eastbound BNSF vehicle train on September 24, 2016. This location on BNSF’s Fallbridge Subdivision is accessed from the Chamberlai... (more)

A Loram Rail Grinder puts on a light (and noise) show for the residents of Tacoma and Ruston, at the site of the form Asarco Smelter. Tunnel #1, just under 400' long, is the lesser known tunnel i... (more)