An Omaha - Tacoma stack train rumbles out from the innards of Cowboy Mountain and into the afternoon sunshine at Scenic, Washington after pulling through the eight mile long Cascade Tunnel.

BN 8095 pops out of the shadows and rock cuts and on to Deception Creek trestle, a short bridge over Deception Creek falls just west of the west switch at Scenic siding, and less than 3 miles from... (more)

After a proceed signal is given an eastbound empty oil train begins to plow snow as it leaves the siding at Scenic.

Empire Builder #8 came up behind the rail train in the darkness at Scenic, Washington, stopped about three minutes for a signal, then made its move toward the tunnel. Using a second curtain flash ... (more)

An eastbound BNSF Z train crawls out of the hole at Scenic after waiting for a tunnel flush. Two fresh feet of snow fell overnight which helped make that mountains look fantastic!

BNSF 6758 leads three more GE "Gevos" elephant style out of the west portal of the Cascade Tunnel with a westbound stack train at Scenic, WA. An eastbound oil train waits at Scenic sidin... (more)

BNSF South Seattle-Chicago Trailers Q Train climbs east over Deception Creek bridge on a refreshingly damp July 25. The second unit is NREX 5952, a former UP SD60 of the same number. The train wil... (more)

A westbound BNSF Q train exits the west portal of the 7.8 mile long Cascade Tunnel. Much to my surprise at the time, the NS Penn Central heritage unit happened to be third out in the consist!

BNSF 6932 heads an eastbound stack train over Deception Creek trestle on Stevens Pass just west of the west switch for Scenic siding and the Cascade Tunnel. Three units are on the point and two DP... (more)

BN train 3, once known as the Pacific Zip, bends around a curve through the rock outcroppings just west of Deception Creek, high up in the ewst slope of the Cascade Mountains near Scenic. This tra... (more)

A very late running #7 meets its counterpart, #8, at the west side of the Cascade Tunnel at Scenic Siding on 6/26/14.

BN 6925 has stopped at the east end of Scenic siding to meet a westbound freight still in the Cascade Tunnel. The westbound will stop short of the switch and give the eastbound a unit from its con... (more)

BNSF 1078 looking not unlike a GN E7 heads an eastbound freight up Stevens Pass as it crosses Deception Creek about 3 miles west of the Cascade Tunnel. Assuming the train does not get delayed for ... (more)

An eastbound oil train sneaks around the corner through the rock outcroppings as it approaches Deception Creek trestle about three miles west of the Cascade Tunnel. Empty oil trains are now a regu... (more)

BNSF 4792 looks more like a model train than a real one as it bends around tight curves through rock cuts on its 2.2% grade climb from Skykomish to the Cascade Tunnel. This stack/vehicle train was... (more)