BNSF 3009 is moving right along as it goes over a creek bridge and heads into Roosevelt on a peaceful Sunday evening.

Running right along the banks of the Columbia River, H-VAWPAS flies right on by with BNSF 3009 leading. The 3009 was built in 1966 for the Burlington as CBQ 185. In 1989 it was rebuilt by the BN a... (more)

Afternoon light shines down on Horsethief Lake as BNSF 3009 leads H-VAWPAS west across the causeway that splits the lake from the Columbia River. In the background you can see a UP train on the Or... (more)

BNSF 3009 leads an eastbound H-VAWPAS out of Cape Horn tunnel as they boogie towards Pasco. Getting a BN leader through the Gorge has always been a goal of mine but living over 2,000 miles away ma... (more)

The Conway Turn switches Western Forest Products in Arlington. This branchline in part of the old Northern Pacific north-south mainline to Sumas.

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.

In a flashback scene to the BN days, a pair of GPs wearing cascade green power the Everett to Sumas road freight north through the small town of Conway on the Bellingham Sub.

In the last few minutes of daylight, a pair of former Burlington Northern GP40s lead BNSF’s Everett, WA to Sumas, WA manifest through the countryside near Nugents Corner, WA on May 29th, 2024.

BNSF 3009 leads the Sumas to Everett manifest train on a stormy spring morning.

A Cascade Green GP40 leads the Burlington Turn across Union Slough.

BNSF 3009 (former BN GP40M) leads a northbound 7 engine power move past The Seattle Waterfront on a warm summer afternoon.

A westbound Gold Bar turn is heading over to Richmond Beach to drop off a cut of cars at the Paramount. The weather is starting to make a transition after a series of storms drenched the Pacific N... (more)

BNSF 3009 has the signal indication to continue south through Edmonds after being stopped for a red signal. The work train would continue south to the Richmond Beach area where there was some trac... (more)