An eastbound freight led by BN 6925 pauses at Skykomish to add helpers before heading up Stevens Pass to the Cascade Tunnel and on to Wenatchee. F45s were regularly mixed in with the big SDs at th... (more)

A westbound Burlington Northern freight is about to curve through 122-foot Tunnel 2 near Drano Lake at Cooks, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge on March 4, 1993.

An eastbound freight holds the mainline at Skykomish while helpers attach to the rear for the climb up Stevens Pass and through the Cascade Tunnel. Even in the era of modern GEs, the current BNSF ... (more)

BN 6925 has stopped at the east end of Scenic siding to meet a westbound freight still in the Cascade Tunnel. The westbound will stop short of the switch and give the eastbound a unit from its con... (more)