A Pasco-bound manifest glides downhill between Tyler and Sprague behind H1 Dash-9 1037, Warbonnet 826, and very neat SD40u 6309 (ex-ATSF SD40u 5009, nee-ATSF SD40 5009, nee-SD40 1709, built 4/66).... (more)

First light on a spring morning finds an empty grain train stretched out along the namesake of BNSF's Lakeside Sub, Sprague Lake, as little cotton ball-like puffs of mist start to burn off under t... (more)

With Interstate 90 only a couple of miles to the north, the backroads of Eastern Washington don't see much traffic except for the occasional train.

3 SD60's - two "normal" Oakways units and a 2 window M version lead the "Northtown - Pasco" into the siding at Sprague for a meet with the V-PTLBLU8-15A. Due to 103+ degree temperatures, the NTWP... (more)