Rail fan and fellow Railpictures.net contributor Mike Bjork stands high on top of a cut photographing a westbound Z train at a location that received 18 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours.

The Awakening of Stampede Pass; BNSF has really ramped up train totals on Stampede after years of seeing either 1 or 2 trains in 24 hours or no trains at all. The new "Triangle" pool runs ... (more)

Foss River Bridge; Amtrak number 8 lights up the snowy valley as it makes it way east up the 2.2% grade on Stevens Pass. Taken during the annual Tracks in the Snow Event with fellow RPix co... (more)

Cascade Tunnel; as warm air exits the Cascade Tunnel ahead of a westbound train it condenses in the freezing cold air and the dirty concoction is highlighted by the headlights. Its a reall... (more)

West Portal Cascade Tunnel; What sometimes looks like a worm hole straight out of Star Trek or a time travel portal is the powerful headlights of a westbound locomotive highlighting the con... (more)

East Scenic; On a cold wet night the signals protecting the Cascade Tunnel come alive as a eastbound chugging up the 2.2% grade steps on their block. The lights of a nearby ski resort prov... (more)

SOMEONE TALKED; and I was All-Ears hearing about this special move planned well after dark. Finding a driver, a spot bright enough between Mukilteo and Seattle and trying to hold the camer... (more)

Down the Dragons Throat All the noise from this eastbound train is directed out of the tunnel portal and shakes your body like the grand finally of a fireworks show on the 4th of July. Head... (more)

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)

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)

Rescued Train; 16 inches of snow fell in 8 hours and this eastbound stack train got into trouble on the icy rails shortly after starting down the 2.2% grade. At 5 MPH over the post speed f... (more)

What looks to be a deserted King Street Station at the height of the Friday evening commute is fitting for a week in which no less than 3,400 Seattle based WaMu employees learned they no longer ha... (more)

Looking back to this day after Christmas, my notes show this as 1 of 2 trains photographed in 12 hours. Cold, wet, really hung-over and more than 3 hours away from a cushy leather couch, I rememb... (more)

Tatyana and the brakemen from the SPO-EVE engage in idle chit-chat about how they like to spend the last days of summer as the rest of the crew waits for the dispatcher to give them the switch. I'... (more)

The tracks are down there somewhere. An almost unrecognizable West Portal of the Cascade Tunnel as BNSF goes into full-blown snow removal mode in early 2008 after an insane series of storms... (more)