A late Starlight has just left the Tacoma Dome Station and is now crossing the new double track trestle just north of the station.

A Loram Rail Grinder puts on a light (and noise) show for the residents of Tacoma and Ruston, at the site of the form Asarco Smelter. Tunnel #1, just under 400' long, is the lesser known tunnel i... (more)

A northbound BNSF vehicle train cruises along the south Puget Sound on it's way to New Westminster BC from Richmond CA. The train is only seconds away from meeting a southbound empty UP oil trai... (more)

With a smoky sunset aligned with Bridge 14, this UP Oil train tiptoes gingerly across the bridge, just in case.... The dispatcher just "talked by" the crew against a red signal, as the bridge is... (more)

One of a seemingly endless supply of empty grain trains making it's way east on the BNSF Stampede sub. This train and I, left Auburn at the same time. Traffic was good for both of us and I arri... (more)

While much of the east coast is covered in snow, snow and more snow, out in western Washington, it's no snow. Instead we get to enjoy the third spectacular sunset in a row on the Puget Sound. To... (more)

UP 5551 leads the last of three UP trains in a row, through one of the numerous curves along the Puget Sound on BNSF's Seattle Sub. Bound for Seattle, this grainer will leave the BNSF Seattle sub... (more)

Out of the most "uneventful" winter in the Puget Sound, comes a stunning sunset. Finally, passengers aboard the Cascades get to see something in the sky other than gray or black.

Borrowed Light! A rare opportunity to light up the bridge at Sunset Falls presented it self during this years Tracks In The Snow event. Quite an adventure packing in and out 4 lights and batteri... (more)

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)

A sense of scale! Nearly 46 miles distant from the Starlight's path, Mt. Rainier dominates the scene. The train is merely a Z scale model in comparison. Anderson Island provided this uncommon ... (more)

Right on time! A BNSF Grainer crosses a small inlet on the Puget Sound as a stunning sunset begins to form! Click Here for ano... (more)

A great start to a day of photography on the Columbia River Sub. This vehicle train snakes off the bridge and along the bluffs, seemingly all the way back to Wenatchee. Fortunately the train was... (more)

Evening Sounder heading for Tacoma. Adorned with the colors of it's surroundings, under majestic Mt Rainier.