Southbound Amtrak Cascades No. 513 kicks up a cloud of dust as it blasts across newly-constructed track at Logen crossover north of Stanwood. The toppled Honey Bucket -- unoccupied, thankf... (more)

Amtrak Cascades engineer gives a wave before passing under Waldrick Road overpass on a Veterans' Day run to Portland, OR

Southbound Cascades #513 rolls around the corner at Hawkins Road and passes some Fall colors on the Seattle Subdivision.

The passenger's aboard Cascades 509 have just emerged from about a minute of darkness, to be treated to a great view of the Tacoma Narrows on the Puget Sound. But they can't see what we can... Mt... (more)

The morning Amtrak Cascades stops in Edmonds to pick up passengers heading to Vancouver, BC.

Finally! I caught a second train in good light at this location. And this was the second chance, the first spoiled by the open door of a very late Cascades 516, featuring another P32, AMTK 509. ... (more)

On a stunningly beautiful day, Cascades 509 rolls by the abandoned marina at Saltar Point just south of Steilacoom. Calm water's reflect a brilliant blue sky.

Be it that 2009 is the 10'th anniversary of Amtrak's Cascades service in the Northwest, we see train No. 753 traversing the Nisqually River Bridge on its southward journey towards Portland, OR. Th... (more)

A southbound Amtrak Cascades departs Tacoma, WA.

With Amtrak 112 in the lead, southbound Cascades 510 passes through Titlow Beach near Tacoma, WA. In the background you can see the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

The Engineer of Amtrak Train #513 slowed the train to a stop at Edmonds, WA about 5 minutes late. These days, I've seen more passengers at the Edmonds Station taking Amtrak when compared to last y... (more)

On a winter morning with temps hovering right at the freezing mark and fog spread across the entire Puget Sound region, I decided to try my luck at driving an hour and a half from home to the shor... (more)

I had been trying to capture this shot on a sunny morning for more than two years, but until the 20th the proper circumstances had not come together. Amtrak Cascades #513 was running about 25 min... (more)

Majestic Mount Rainier towers over a southbound Cascades Service train near sunset. The peak of Rainier is 40 miles from this photo spot.

A southbound Cascades Service train set pounds the Steilacoom drawbridge. Of particular interest are the heavily corroded rails buried in the channel. You can see a fishplate and several bolt hole... (more)