One of BNSF's "new" GP38-2's mills about Yardly in Spokane while another BNSF westbound grainer blocks a grade crossing. The nose you see is that of BNSF 4496.
This could easily be 1965 with that truck. The Inland Empire Rail Historical Society's Northern Pacific F-unit days are numbered in the Spokane Fairgrounds. Washington & Idaho Railway is trying to... (more)
BNSF's special yellow swoosh is in town today. A crew member switches it and its consist around the yard to prepare it to clamp onto a manifest and take it west.
Long ago, this proud BN unit once wore the number 3514. Now it wears a BNSF bumpersticker and new number 3013 and its crew moves it around the yard with a string of other former-BN geeps.
A not-so-quiet day in Yardly. The duo of locos are in remote control mode and blocking this grade crossing for about 10 minutes. Drivers were hoking at the train in hopes of it moving. Their crew ... (more)
The Portland section of the Empire Builder waits in Spokane for the arrival of the rest of the train from Seattle, as a Union Pacific freight passes.
An odd lashup gets ready to drill some cars in Spokane's appropriately named "Yardley" yard.
BNSF 1725 awaits a crew to shuffle around some cars.
A pair of dash twos lead this Alliance, TX - Portland, OR vehicle train out of Spokane, WA.
After doing yard duty in Wisconsin this unit has moved to yard work in Spokane, note the flag on the nose.
This switcher was sitting in the yard while another loco was breaking apart a tanker train
Train 28 just in to Spokane from Portland with private car Pointe St. Charles on the rear.
Just after a heavy downpour.
Extra 157 east approaches Tekoa, Washington just before sunset. These are the dying days of the CMStP&P in the west.
