High above the valley, a westbound BNSF intermodal train descends the west side of Stevens Pass.

The distributed power units on a westbound intermodal scream in notch 8 as they push the train up the east side of the pass.

A westbound intermodal climbs the east side of Stevens Pass on a beautiful fall day.

High above the east portal of the Cascade tunnel, the ventilation fans whine as BNSF 7291 exits the bore.

BNSF 7291 throttles up out of the siding at Skykomish after holding for the westbound Empirebuilder.

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On February 1, 2019, BNSF’s Chewelah Turn is powered by a notable set of EMD locomotives as it heads through the snow-covered landscape approaching Deer Park, Washington. ... (more)

UP 6706 formerly CNW 8804 sits on the point of a Seattle to Tacoma Transfer as they wait for an inbound BNSF Z train at Boeing.

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SSP's entire roster—a pair of conventional GP39Ms and the ex-Kennecott Copper high-cabs—descend the grade down into the Palouse River valley. This is the longest train I've seen on this part o... (more)

I've had chance encounters with BNSF 982 many times over the years. Like an old friend it's good to see it still hard at work decades later, still in original paint no less. Here it splits the gra... (more)

Polson Logging #70 pulls it's train towards Hwy 706 on the former Milwaukee Road branch line heading towards Mineral.

The sun sets over the museum and shops in Mineral, WA as Polson Logging #70 waits for the Whisky Train passengers to finish sampling some wonderful local spirits before taking the train back to El... (more)

BNSF’s Chewelah Turn approaches Yardley at Spokane, Washington, on October 11, 2018. the train is almost finished with its run from after interchanging trains with Progressive Rail’s St. Paul ... (more)

This empty coal train is about an hour and a half south of Westshore Terminal in neighboring BC, passing Clark's Point in Bellingham, Washington. Empties follow the water level route about another... (more)