Two ancient units howl up to the top of the hill outside Palouse on a reasonable day. I believe this is the highest point on the W&I.

All action has come to a stop near the summit. Some water valve tripped on 6304 and sent the entire train into emergency. A few seconds earlier, 6304 and 4204 were working hard in run-8 to pull it... (more)

Not much snow left in the Palouse region nor the little town of Palouse. Record snowfalls that closed Washington State University for 2 days had to be bulldozed off the W&I's RoW at a cost of $150... (more)

Its a quite day in Palouse, WA and that quietness isn't broken when W&I's GP11 rolls down the middle of the street. This is one of the few places in the country where you can see 286,000lb cars ru... (more)