The Talgo set is the Mt. Baker.

The Mount Jefferson Talgo set.

Talgo Set "Mount Baker" wrapping around BNSF empty wells train and a yard switcher. The Cascade had a low green at the home signals of the Vancouver Center interterlocking while the BNSF well trai... (more)

In fading light, Cascades 516 entertains it's passenngers with a splendid view of the Puget Sound and a pretty nice sunset. 516 will be crossing over to main 1 shortly, in order to pass an oil tr... (more)

Perhaps the most questionable design of cab cars.

Those BNSF units are waiting for the Talgo to crossover to the other track then cross the Columbia River Bridge which they would do a few minutes later.

This last summer, I got my first chance to visit the Bellingham area, and with all costs covered! I attended a week-long Christian conference in town, and thanks to having my car, I was able to ta... (more)

Northbound at Gordon's Point along Puget Sound, engine 167 pulling the "Mater" trainset. Lucky deal to know someone who owns a motorboat :).

Southbound, crossing Bridge 14. The shot was taken from a motorboat in Puget Sound, courtesy of the Skyllingstad Brothers :).

AMTK 509, pushes Cascades 501 along the Sound, and over historic Bridge 14 at Chambers Creek. There's still a little snow on Cascades and a couple pairs of Osprey are busy tending their nest atop... (more)

The Cascades cabbage F40 leads P371 west to Chicago on a extremely beautiful July day.

Cascades 516, running about a half hour late, rolls along the south Puget Sound and Steilacoom, with a nice sunset and a crescent moonset in the background.

An Amtrak Cascades train departs Seattle behind "cabbage" NPCU No. 90340 (ex-F40PH) as it passes the home of the Seattle Seahawks. The clock tower for King Street Station can be seen bey... (more)

One of ODOT's new "Mater" cab car sports a custom "paint job". Somebody needs to wash these things more frequently. They're already beauty challenged, a coat of grime doesn't help, or maybe it d... (more)