As a C&NW employee located in the Seattle area if was always heart warming to see C&NW locos come to town, mostly on Union Pacific. This trio led by Fast Forty 8037 featured CNW 6802, their second... (more)

UP DD35A 84 and a pair of SD24Bs make a move to attach to a southbound freight at Argo Yard, Seattle on a rainy August day that looks more like November. This was Family Days weekend and a small l... (more)

UP NW2 no.1065 reflects on the fact it was one of the oldest locomotives on UP's roster operating in the Pacific Northwest. The loco was built in May 1947, and remained in service until 1978. Some... (more)

UP 2038 brings up the rear of a UP Family Days Special which operated on a were August weekend between their Argo Yard and Black River Jct. near Tukwila giving employees and their families a chanc... (more)

UP 3608 leads a freight getting ready to depart Argo Yard, Seattle. The second unit is a GP9B followed by another SD45 and an SD40 or SD40-2. UP 3603 was renumbered by 1980 to no. 3, and was retir... (more)

UP 417 takes the lead on a freight getting ready to depart their Argo Yard in Seattle, WA and head to Portland. The second unit is a Cotton Belt SD45. SD24s were fairly common on UP's Seattle boun... (more)

UP SDP35 no. 1406 is in a consist including a GP20MB and a GP30B at Seattle's Argo Yard in February 1976. The SDP35 was bought to support UP's E unit fleet in passenger service in September 1965.... (more)

UP GP30 no. 839 is in a consist ready to handle a train from Seattle to Portland. In 1974 UP scheduled 3 time freights a day each way between the two cities plus extras as needed.

The Empire Builder is on the racks for cleaning and prep for departure.

A seagull and I observe the Amtrak 301 at rest in Seattle. Starbucks headquarters are visible behind.

Light move in the light rain under a battleship gray sky.

BNSF 3026 sits in South Seattle while a very late Coast Starlight passes.

The Interbay Sand Tracks have been taken over by the seagulls these days but a few interesting older locomotives can be found lurking around. BNSF 1664 is one of two BNSF SD40-2s still around Sea... (more)

Milepost 12 on the BNSF Scenic Sub was once known as the 'Million Dollar Mile', but it's a name that has been lost to time. The name does not come from the many nice houses that make for no wrong... (more)

UP was a kick to watch for locomotive fans in the 1970s. In addition to a variety of pool power, UP had the most diverse EMD offerings around. Here GP30 825 leads a trio of power on an engine trac... (more)