Rosco frames a westbound warbonnet-led train from above one of the cuts west of Maryhill along the Columbia River. The US 97 bridge is visible in the distance.

A northbound Z train working up the hill through Andesite in the evening with some striking scenery to boot!

Viewed from the cab, workers apply the finishing touch of securing a center-beam "Home Depot" load of plywood while the 900 waits to move it over to the PSAP spur. Permission OK'd to be on the pro... (more)

Engine 470, still wrapped in its King Tut livery, whisks the evening Amtrak Cascades train 509 southbound along Puget Sound where it passes the town's vacant and decaying 1914 vintage Northern Pac... (more)

Eastbound Z crossing the Miller River in the morning as it nears the small town of Skykomish on the west side of Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains.

At "The Slot" the Empire Builder passes over Nason Creek just west of Merritt. A cold front has engulfed the NW and the air temperature on this Friday, the 13th is 18° (hard on batteries).

Morning eastbound X grain east of Umtanum, Yakima River Canyon in Eastern Washington.

The all geep-powered Eugene Hauler pulling through Veneta on its trek to Eugene with 62 lumber loads on the drawbar. The 3876 and 3877 are former high-nosed E & N motors and were chopped in PSAP'... (more)

The locomotive was being put to bed in its enginehouse after a morning's work on the line hauling lumber and chips from the mill out to Gilchrist Junction.

A northbound extra crossing Dry Creek Trestle along the northslope of California's Mt. Shasta in the mid afternoon.

The log loading operation is a fascinating thing to see. The locomotive moves up one car after each load is set with the crane. Here the engine has moved up to shoreline from the dock and the tr... (more)

At 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon a weather-beaten war bonnet rolls down the mountain with its vehicle train at a location known locally as "The Slot", so named due to the narrow canyon walls which... (more)

At Kalama a UP southbound passes the tied-down BNSF sweeper in the siding along the Columbia River in Southwest Washington

The 900 has been inoperable for the past year and has made its triumphant return to service after a rebuild. Here it is after a turn switching Mill 5 at the top of the hill this morning and is br... (more)

View from the cab of Simpson's 900 while switching lumber loads in the morning at the mill. Having just eight cylinders allows room to set the dynamics underneath the hood, allowing for a sweepin... (more)