A second look at this image suggested a Black and White treatment might work well. The image features a late Amtrak #14 (Coast Starlight), on a crisp January evening, with a full moon lighting th... (more)

A late Empire Builder shows up at Sunset Falls with nice lighting and pretty decent water flow at the falls. Ansel Adams inspired "features" are the dark sky, the depth of field, and Zones 0 thro... (more)

Looking over some of my old black and white photos from my days spent studying Ansel Adams work and thought I might try my hand at black and white again. Here's an XTAC making it's way up from t... (more)

A nice sunny and warm day in Eastern Washington has been spent showing a railfan from Great Britain some of the highlights of the BNSF Scenic Sub and Columbia River Sub. We've been waiting for an... (more)

Night Shoot at Tacoma Rail featuring the 4449 under steam. A pair of Tacoma Rail units have been added to the scene after pulling an NRHS excursion back to Tacoma. The 4449 has been properly sp... (more)

The first of three revenue trips for the 4449 during the NRHS Convention in Tacoma, WA. Here she is racing along the Puget Sound and headed for a whole bunch of congestion in Tacoma.

Brought back from the dead, look who's 100 now! Tacoma's iconic Union station is all gussied up for it's Centennial celebration. The color guard has just presented the flag and the speeches ar... (more)

The sounds of the flag flapping in the wind and traffic rushing by on the nearby freeway are all that can be heard this dreary Saturday afternoon at BNSF's Tacoma yard. Not a wheel has turned and... (more)

The most significant remaining aftermath of a sideswipe derailment lays like a beached whale on the sands of the Puget Sound, while a Coast Guard cutter patrols the area and a work train begins la... (more)

The aftermath of a brilliant idea. A 23 year old man tried some sort of stunt on a dirt bike involving jumping an embankment on to or over the BNSF main lines. Resulting in critical injuries an... (more)

Steam or Electric? How 'bout both! Finally turned up a location to shoot the Seattle Monorail only to find they plastered a nice red 4-6-0 steamer on the side, which apparently is electric, bec... (more)

Bridges, Bridges, Bridges! As a colorful sunset lights up the Portland sky, one of numerous MAX trains cross the upper deck of the Steel Bridge. In the background are the Broadway bridge and th... (more)

The residents of Sunset Beach have likely been enjoying another beautiful sunset on the Puget Sound. Their homes are located on the edge of the sound on the west side of the BNSF's double track m... (more)

Most days of the week you can find UP's switch job working the tideflats district of Tacoma. Headquartered in Fife, the crew works their way through Bullfrog Junction, crosses over the Puyallup... (more)

Garbage Riders!

I'm heading into Tacoma to work on the little trains of the PSMRE and I hear over the radio the crew of the EVEROO asking for the Tacoma yardmaster to train his cam... (more)