Grain loads cross BNSF's Salmon Bay drawbridge in the early morning hours at the site of Commodore Park, the Ballard Locks and the accompanying fish ladder for migrating salmon in the fall.

With the evening commuter rush finished this manifest is free to head north, snaking through a tranquil Carkeek park along the shores of Puget Sound. Of note is the CN barn second in the consist w... (more)

BNSF 7459 leads high-priority intermodal traffic past the driftwood at Carkeek Park catching the day's last rays of sun. After conquering Steven's pass, this is the last leg of its journey through... (more)

A pair of Burlington Northern Railroad SW1500s, 304 (ex-Great Northern 204) and 321, prepare to get to work switching cars in Seattle, Washington, in September 1991.

Amtrak's Pacific International from Vancouver has just arrived at Seattle's King Street Station as a Burlington Northern freight that had followed it south passes it behind a pair of veteran F7s. ... (more)

With a pair of SDP40Fs on the point, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight departs Seattle's King Street Station on its 1388-mile journey to Los Angeles. The building behind the rear of the train is... (more)

Amtrak's Pacific International crosses the ship canal in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle as it nears the end of its journey from Vancouver, BC to Seattle's King St. Station. This train feature... (more)

At the end of its 2206-mile journey from Chicago, Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder arrives at Seattle's King Street Station behind an unusual combination of three nearly new F40s and two E-units.... (more)

Its morning journey from Vancouver nearly complete, Amtrak's southbound Pacific International emerges from the tunnel beneath downtown Seattle and enters King Street Station. An F40 with Amfleet w... (more)

A pair of Burlington Northern GP9s lead a northbound freight through downtown Seattle at King Street Station. These "torpedo boat" geeps are former Northern Pacific units.

BNSF 505 (ex. ATSF) leads an assortment of older power south through Carkeek Park as the sun sets, skirting the scenic Puget Sound as the tide rolls in. This traffic is mainly of Canadian descent ... (more)

Amtrak 535 awaits departure on a grimy winter evening at King St. Station in Seattle, WA. The North Coast Hiawatha has an evening departure for Everett, Wenatchee and Spokane in Washington, then o... (more)

On a February evening not fit for man nor beast, the North Coast Hiawatha readies for departure from Seattle's King St. Station for Everett, Wenatchee, Spokane and Minneapolis via the former NP ma... (more)

BNSF 2076 leads a trio of heritage I painted Geeps basking in the sun at Interbay locomotive facilities in Seattle. In 2004 it was also still common to see some green units, although most were re-... (more)

BNSF 2834 joins a mix of old and newer power at Seattle's Interbay locomotive facilities showing off two BN color schemes and two BNSF color schemes on four engines.