This shot was ready to be added to my "If only there was a train" collection. Just before the colors faded, this empty grainer showed up, to add the final element to this awesome scene of a Lenti... (more)

From the trackside headquarters of the 4th Annual Fall colors campout, we've been monitoring the events leading up to this scene for a couple of hours. After a west bound freight passed our locati... (more)

Full moon over the Transcon. An ES44C4 leads this west bound out of a colorfull sunset sky.

Five stout beasts ply the fiery rails of the BNSF Transcom at sunset. Even the relatively light load of a double stack train keeps these locomotives working hard, as they hit the halfway mark in ... (more)

A brisk drive over a mostly gravel portion of old Route 66 is needed to reach this rather isolated location on the BNSF Transcon, but certainly well worth it. Here we have one of countless stack t... (more)

Mount Rainier Scenic's Rayonier #2 (Willamette / Shay copy) poses with Polson Loggin #70, outside the shops and museum at Mineral.

Mount Rainier Scenic's Polson Logging #70, has a meet with their Willamette #2 (a Shay copy), outside the shops and museum at Mineral.

Add this to your "must-see" list of Heritage units. Fresh from the Progress Rail paint shop and just in time for Tacoma Rail's annual Open house.

New Cab Control Car?? Arbitrary date of photo.

Another fantastic sunset that the passengers of Cascades 508 were able to witness from the comfort of their seats.

One of the most spectacular sunsets I've ever seen kept me entranced elsewhere. As it faded, it dawned on me that perhaps Bridge 14 might have something to offer. Only wish I'd have arrived earl... (more)

Very difficult to ignore this location! It's early evening and BNSF's empty garbage train is heading back to Everett, over the unique Chamber's Creek bridge. Here's some of my other shots of th... (more)

A WB BNSF stack train is snaking through Sunset Jct and heading for the Columbia River Sub, with one or two more crew changes to go before reaching it's destination in Seattle or Tacoma.

A WB BNSF freight snakes out of the siding at Avery, just west of Wishram. The lights of the The Dalles, Oregon are off in the distance, home to the world famous GorgeRail slideshow that conclude... (more)

Santa Fe in the Pacific NorthWest. Ex ATSF 5098 brings up the rear of the Roy Turn. A few mile south at Nisqually, the train will reverse directions and take the old NP Prairie line up to about ... (more)