Having just started from a stop on 2.2% grade engines roar while sand and steel fly under the wheels as this intermodal struggles over the summit of Steven's Pass.
Another day on the job, loading baggage onto the Builder while the passengers board.
This hot Westbound Z train passes MoW equipment being stored on the siding for the weekend.
The Rabanco train rolls south as this photographer realizes he didn't watch the tide and will have to wade through the water to get back to his car!
This stack train zips along with the water up near the tracks on this very high tide day.
The distinct sound of hard dynamic breaking fill the canyon with their song as this stack train eases down the pass.
After a MoW crew had the switch at Edmonds for several hours, freight starts moving again.
On the way home from a weekend of trains I catch one more along highway 26; a westbound Z.
After being past by an eastbound empty grain train this V train waits for a clear signal to head West.
This trio of Dash 9s belch out a cloud of exhaust as they crawl to a start at MP 18.
After track work was done on the Pend Oreille bridge this was the first train to cross.
The tide is in, the sun is out, trains are rolling; a perfect way to spend an evening.
On a rare sunny Spring day in Edmonds this consist of empties heads from Everett to Blamer Yard in Seattle.
After "passenger hour" BNSF makes up for lost time moving a lot of freight through the Scenic Sub.
After the evening passenger rush, freight trains dominate the rails in Edmonds.
