Over The Greenway | Making its way west through Spokane Valley, WA, a BNSF manifest freeight train crosses the Spokane River and the Centennial Trail, a 64-mile long paved greenway which ru... (more)

Canadian Grain Through The Valley | Crossing a bridge over the Spokane River, a southbound grain train from the CPKC approaches its next crew change point as it makes its way through Spokan... (more)

Smoky Sunrise | As over a dozen wildfires burn in the region, smoke fills the air around Spokane, WA where a westbound grain train soars over Latah Creek on the morning of Saturday, Septemb... (more)

Columbia Basin's "Connell Turn" crosses the wooden bridge approaching Warden.

Canadian Pacific #8163 leads a potash train from Canada across the famous Joso Bridge on the UP Ayer subdivision.

BNSF 7559 leads a N/B mixed freight along Puget Sound at Steilacoom, WA on September 1, 2022 with BNSF 255, 5966 & 7747. McNeil Island in the background.

Cascade and Columbia River 1001 & 1002 work downgrade into Brewster, WA on September 21, 2018 with a mixed freight for interchange with the BNSF in Wenatchee, WA later this day. Both units are reb... (more)

CBRW 608 W/B at Bruce, WA on June 27, 2023 with CBRW 12 and 2274. This was a fairly short train of 16 cars on this day. CBRW 602 & 12 are SD9's while the CBRW is a GP9u rebuilt by the ATSF.

BNSF's Everett to Sumas road freight crosses the Skagit River into Burlington.

With a solid set of GP60s, the Chewelah Turn crosses the Spokane River into Spokane.

Northbound EVESUM begins climbing the 1.5% grade out of Sedro-Woolley Powering the train is a pair of GPs wearing BN colors, a very rare sight in 2024.

Not the first time I've photographed an A-B-B-A-A set of GP60's, but definitely a first on a freight in Washington in BNSF H3 Paint.

A stack train races alongside the Columbia River Gorge

Empire Builder Eastbound Empire builder crosses Nason Creek while sliding down Steven's Pass in typical Cascade Mountain weather. This location has been popular with railroad buffs for ye... (more)

Old Timer A vintage pair of SD9s lead the Connell Turn south of Warden, Washington. The bustling agricultural railroad uses a small fleet of SD9's to move freight thru the Coulees of Centr... (more)