Seattle's skyline, as seen from across Elliott Bay. A tug boat pulls a barge with rail cars upon it – bulkhead flats with lumber and at least one wood chip car – a not uncommon sight in these ... (more)

Stadium Signals. Sound Transit/Sounder Commuter Rail F59PHI SDRX 909 (EMD, 1998–2001) is laying over next to Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington as seen from South Holgate Street on the m... (more)

AMTK 540 heads up the Empire Builder at King St. station as it loads passengers for its trip to Chicago via Stampede Pass to Spokane, then the former GN mainline via Glacier Park to Minneapolis be... (more)

BN 1524, x-GN GP7, pokes its nose out of the Interbay roundhouse, sharing space with a GP35 & F9A. The stripes on the long hood identify it as the front, typical of all GN road switchers (as deliv... (more)

BN 6004 was Balmer Yard's principal hump engine in the mid-70s. The unit was GN's fifth SD7, part of a fleet of 23 SD7s and 27 SD9s, most of which were assigned to Minnesota. I enjoyed several eve... (more)

SP 4449 is parked for display at Seattle's King St. Station after arriving with the American Freedom Train. The train would be opened for visitation before the train would continue south to Portla... (more)

UP SD40-2 snoot no. 3288 poses next to SDP35 1406 at Argo Yard where both units lead consists that will depart with freights for Portland/Hinkle and points east. In this era UP also had a through ... (more)

UP GP30 no. 839 leads a trio of SD45s at Argo Yard, Seattle, WA as it waits for an assignment to an outbound freight to Portland and points east. In 1974 it was typical for UP to have 3 freights a... (more)

UP 8037 is set up elephant style with CNW 6802 & 6851, all SD40-2s, waiting to head a train east from Argo to North Platte, NE. CNW 6802 was the 2nd SD40-2 acquired by CNW as part of a 15 unit ord... (more)

UP GP38-2 2033 leads an A-B-B-B consist featuring two SD24Bs and an Omaha GP20B as it accelerates away from Argo Yard along Airport Way on UP trackage. It will reach Black River Jct. several miles... (more)

UP SD45 3635 and three 4 axle EMDs roll their freight across the Pacific Coast (Milwaukee Road) tracks at Black River Jct. south of Seattle as the train heads toward Tacoma and on to Portland, OR.... (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.

BNSF SD40-2 Number 1594 Shows Its Heritage As It Idles At Stacy Street.

BNSF train through Seattle

The Coast Starlight arrives from the coach yard