Seven EMD 6-axle diesels struggle to lift their train over Stevens Pass as the Burlington Northern Railroad crosses Washington's Cascade Mountains. Six SD40-2s and a lone SD45 combine to defy gra... (more)

Waiting for a downhill train, this eastbound stack waits at Sky.

While chasing this V train up the hill I caught him on the climb just before he turned into the Foss River canyon. The view is looking west down the Sky River valley.

BNSF 4966 is seen working a empty grain train up the west side of Stevens Pass near Skykomish, Wa

The snow covered trees set the scene as this Eastbound freight crawls up the hill.

Even the Depot Has Been Ripped Up I took a hard look as an empty grain train rolls through the historic railroad town of Skykomish which is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar environme... (more)

The curved Foss River trestle provides the setting for this dramatic illustration of the forces involved in moving a rail car from one place to another. Just a couple feet from falling 75' or mo... (more)

In the Middle of the Night; I say this with a big smile on my face, but I think I saw my friend Dave Honan do this once. A light snowfall provides the Star Wars effect. Funny thing is, sta... (more)

High green under a high moon: Thin clouds have rolled in to obscure the brilliant moonlight, heralding anoth... (more)

The snow has finally stopped falling and the clouds above have broken apart, allowing a brilliant three-quarter moon to shine down on this winter wonderland in the Cascade Mountains. An hour or t... (more)

Two of BNSF's new ES44C4 locos along with GECX test car #90 head up a 6000 plus ton stack train about to ascend Stevens Pass. The locos onl have 4 traction motors as the center axle on each truck ... (more)

As the day's first light caressed the peaks of Temple and Crosby Mountains, Q-STPTAC1-25K was running for its life as it eagerly approached a Clear indication at West Skykomish. Just minutes ago,... (more)

The only word I can find to describe this scene is "surreal." Indeed, a bright three-quarter moon lighting up the Cascade Range forest during a blizzard could only be something imagined in one's ... (more)

James Hill's Great Northern mainline has withstood the tests of time and nature and today remains one of the vital arteries for moving freight traffic between the east and west. One thousand, sev... (more)

An eastbound BN stack train rolls through W. Skykomish on Independence Day morning. The morning fog wouldn't clear until close to 11:00 AM.