The sodium vapor lights of the Muni Yard mix with smoke from California, Oregon and Washington wildfires to lend an eerie feel to this scene. A Tacoma Rail job is shoving a cut of military cars pa... (more)

On an evening of smoke filled skies a Tacoma Rail job is delivering a cut of military cars to the North Intermodal Yard for loading on yet to arrive RO-RO ship. An interesting load of the new rob... (more)

Here is the PASTAC just getting back to the remains of it's train, after the crew made a setout in the Tacoma Yard. It wasn't clear to me, why only part of the train was setout, as the symbol ind... (more)

Oil, Intermodal and vehicles are the current mainstay of Tacoma Rail. Here with a wonderful sunset on Mt Rainier, a Tacoma Rail job using an SD40 and MP15AC are switching one of the vehicle loadi... (more)

Still known as the "Log Yard", this fairly small yard adjunct to the BNSF Tacoma Yard, now mainly handles auto racks. At the moment of this shot, two tracks were free. Just enough for t... (more)

This is a BNSF Vehicle train, led by an NS unit, with a CP 8127 as a tail-end DPU.

Steam Powered Rotary OY is clearing the rails on the Cumbres and Toltec. First time in 23 years, maybe the last. Hats of to everyone involved, it was well run and a great day.

Tacoma Rail's twice weekly job 103 works the South Tacoma industries under the occasionally watchful eye of Mt Rainier on a beautiful winter day. The Feed Mill isn't quite finished but they ne... (more)

This may be the last or second to last, of the 5 SD70ACe's for QNS&L. Tacoma Rail facilitated it's escape from Progress Rail, and then dropped it of at BNSF's door step on a transfer job. Shou... (more)

In east side of the Progress Rail facility, sits another of the 5 SD70ACe's for QNS&L. Also in the scene are 2 EMD SD70ACe T4 units (1602 and ???), a pair of future Tacoma Rail units, a couple ... (more)

One of 5 SD70ACe's for QNS&L, nearing delivery time at Progress Rail's Tacoma facility. Progress Rail ( CEECO before) frequently has interesting equipment on site. In the background is Metra ... (more)

The 4 O'clock run of the Oregon Rail Heritage Center's Holiday Express on the last day of this year's season.

Cascades Train 508 is getting ready to depart north to Seattle (right side train), while another Cascades train set awaits its next assignment at Portland's Union Station.

Tacoma Rail's Mobile (formerly) Training Facility, was moved by a flatbed truck recently. The former UP caboose is used for training purposes, including a simulator. The new location out in fro... (more)

The Blue Bosporus Ship is docked at Temco Kalama, filling up on the contents of the grain train at the terminal. Like other grain terminals along the Columbia River, this one also has a dock for ... (more)