Passing under I-5 with the unique blue strobes in action.

Roaring up the .6% grade on the old GN mainline between Spokane and Sandpoint (which is torn up from here to Newport), the Chewelah Turn heads for home.

The West Colton - Roper regular manifest leans into the curve through Rocky Ridge while battling the 1.2% grade up to Santaquin.

Garbage train heading to Roosevelt with an A-B-A EMD lashup.

The coal drag leans in to the sweeping curve at Kalama.

Figures, 1600 miles from home, and my first train is a consist I can see back here at home! Thats RLCX 8500 against the train.

The 840 local arrives at Logan after working the cement plant at Trident. They will drop most of their cars (except the boxcars) here temporarily and head down the 5th Sub to Sappington.

Two UP SD90MAC's lead an empty potash train northward for another loading in Canada.

In a dire need of a shot to show some 'location' that this train is actually on the N&W, I came up with the zoom shot of the O56 passing the SB signal at Shenandoah Jct. There was a mass of peopl... (more)

This BNSF grain train is led by an interesting mix of power. An unpatched ATSF Dash 8 is seen leading an exBN SD40-2 now owned by FURX, and a BNSF D9-44CW trails. This would be the last BNSF tra... (more)

The morning empty returns to the Deserado Mine loadout. Unfortunately for us, there would be no afternoon train today as the longwall was having problems.

Heading back to Missoula

Just outside of Werris Creek, the now rare (thanks to the TT class) lashup of three 82's on a coal deal with a small hill...nothing like they will encounter a few dozen kilometers to the south.

A UP SD40-2, with some graffiti damage painted over leads this UP train. The crew was rather friendly and waved as they went by.