The Milwaukee Road, condemned to nothing more than a bike trail. One day, 30 years ago SD40-2s, E units, and the Hiawatha rolled over the mighty concrete structure. Jer and myself pause in silence... (more)

Hard at work on Marias Pass. The caboose is being pushed and is about to be coupled to a ballast cleaner.

Two ancient units howl up to the top of the hill outside Palouse on a reasonable day. I believe this is the highest point on the W&I.

A beautiful evening for the 775.

The president of his domain. Rolling out of Palouse Yard, Stan eyes his load of dried peas, waiting for it to pass the derail before resetting the safety device. The boxcar of Palouse peas will he... (more)

KSC 662 is a way from home in BNSF's Essex Yard on the slopes of Marias Pass. The mountians of Glacier National Park stand tall in the background.

Burlington Northern split pea soup. Behind the power rolls a load of dried peas heading out of the Palouse.

A bright, happy yellow and an equally bright lime green collide on streetcar #8 as it moseys down 10th, loaded with mid-afternoon passengers.

New vehicles! Slowly arriving onto Trolley property are 57 new short S70's as part of a joint order with Utah Transit Authority. These new vehicles will soon run over the entire system once... (more)

In a brief, 30-minute break in the clouds between massive rain storms, theres a little train action in the new 2010 Portland. The mini Empire Builder rolls in from far off places, just as the Gree... (more)

Green signal and white lights giving the clear into Cascade Tunnel. Outside in Scenic, a MoW worker tries to unstick a rather frozen switch as a big BNSF stack train thunders by. The micro plow is... (more)

Only a few blocks from my fraternity in Pullman, the last remaining operational wig wag in the State of Washington. Wagging into the cold night, going mostly ignored by motorists, the relic from L... (more)

Every railroad has a little long-hood forward in them, including the W&I. The Harvest Moon rises over the Palouse wheat fields during a fiery sunset

F-units, long hood forward, and street running are some of the operating treats that the W&I has to offer. Jeramey leans out the window of the '16 to get a view of the "summit" coming out of Palou... (more)

The crippled Highball moves north to Rosalia at a restricted speed of 10mph. On the rear is the hopper that sepereated the train with the rest of the derailment. As seen a Railroad: Mid America Rail Car Leasing - MRLX
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Rosalia, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: MRLX 6304
Train ID: The Highball
Photo Date: February 04, 2009