SPOEVE heads west downgrade at Trinidad.

Operating long hood first in a salute to the preference of previous owner Great Northern, BN 6603 has Train 3 pretty much on schedule after losing the lead SD45 at Quincy, WA due to a wheel failur... (more)

Trinidad Loop. This is a drone shot, but you can stand on the inside of the loop to the left of the locomotive and above the track and really appreciate the climb and the sounds of these beasts ro... (more)

BNSF 9802, an SD70MAC, in BN's older executive scheme brings up the rear of an eastbound coal empty that has taken the siding at Trinidad, WA for a meet. Even the rear end of the unit shows a touc... (more)

BNSF 9118 leads its eastbound empty coal train into Trinidad siding above Crescent Bar, WA where it will hold for a meet with a westbound train. Trinidad siding is located about halfway up the 16 ... (more)

BNSF 3130 and 3120, both GP50s, lead a westbound Quincy Local into Trinidad, WA at MP 1625 on its return from Quincy, WA to Wenatchee's Appleyard. The train operates weekdays as a turn originatin... (more)

BNSF 3130 leads a westbound Quincy Local into Trinidad, WA at MP 1625 on its return from Quincy, WA to Wenatchee's Appleyard. It is passing under a classic ranch access road bridge that has since ... (more)

Descending Trinidad loop towards the Columbia River

An empty BNSF oil train is climbing out of the Columbia river gorge on a cold but clear morning. The tank cars are headed back to Tioga, ND for another load of crude oil after leaving BP's ARCO re... (more)

A vehicle train descends downhill toward Wenatchee after passing through Trinidad loop.

BNSF Train C-SXMRBG2-55F snakes its way along the banks of the Columbia River near the town of Trinidad which is just to the west of Quincy Washington. The barren hills of this part of central Was... (more)

BNSF 6175 leads an empty coal train around the curve at Trinidad Loop as the train climbs out of the Columbia River valley east of Wenatchee, WA.

The sun made an appearance for this South Seattle to Chicago Z9. The climb out of the Columbia River gorge will end at Quincy, WA. The train had two DP units on the rear so it was making pretty go... (more)

A South Seattle to Chicago Z9 begins the climb out of the Columbia River gorge at Trinidad, WA. The train is 2X2 and will have no problem on the 1% grade that crests at Quincy, WA. Ahead is the Tr... (more)

On a beautiful autumn day, an eastbound BNSF intermodal climbs the grade from Columbia River to Quincy as it negotiates the upper portion of Trinidad Loop above Trinidad, Washington, on September ... (more)