Back in 1976 one could still enjoy the wide variety of motive power that Union Pacific operated. An example is UP 1400, the 10 SDP35 passenger locomotive UP acquired beginning in September 1965. T... (more)

Descending Trinidad loop towards the Columbia River

A westbound drag freight climbs the Chumstick cutoff grade west of Leavenworth with a pair of F9s on the point and vintage Geeps supporting, with more old EMD power on the rear as helpers. The gra... (more)

AMTK 264 leads the westbound North Coast Hiawatha which is stopped at Baring, WA siding for an eastbound BN freight with caboose BN 10597 bringing up the rear. The Amtrak head end crew was on the ... (more)

BN U25C 5653 leads an eastbound freight through Baring, WA. The train will pass the westbound North Coast Hiawatha, out of view, here and continue east to Skykomish to add helpers before continuin... (more)

BN F45 no. 6637 heads up an eastbound freight at Skykomish, occupying the siding while a set of helpers are being added to the rear of the train. They will help the train climb Stevens Pass and be... (more)

An intermodal train passes through the town of Index, WA.

Grain makes its way over Washington’s Providence Hill on a westbound BNSF train while crossing the railroad’s former Northern Pacific main line, now BNSF’s Lakeside Subdivision, on the after... (more)

Watco’s Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad’s EMD GP50 No. 5012 still looks its heritage (almost) of Chicago & North Western at this angle of the standard Watco paint scheme. No. 5012 was the... (more)

Amtrak 507 coasts along the Puget Sound on the evening of July 7th rounding Steilacoom Curve just after crossing the lift-bridge at milepost 14. Later in the year Amtrak would discontinue service ... (more)

A westbound trainload of corn for export through the terminal at Kalama, Washington takes siding in the Columbia River Gorge. This is Cooks siding on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

Late on a winter afternoon, a loaded coal train highballs Stevenson, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge. The train, operating on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision. is bound for the power plant at ... (more)