In the golden hour light of South Puget Sound, UP 4601 leads the Seattle to LA intermodal along the coast.

Shortly after sunset, BNSF 7792 glides along Puget Sound with the Longview, WA to Everett, WA manifest.

On a calm Spring evening, BNSF 1419 leads the southbound Everett to Longview Mixed Freight along Puget Sound at Salters Point.

Westbound grain train west of Cheney, WA on the Lakeside sub.

Westbound coal train east of Tokio on the Lakeside sub.

Westbound coal train west of Cheney, WA on the Lakeside sub.

An unlikely matched pair of green 60s speeds the H-ROOPAS towards pasco through the arid eastern gorge, making light work of the train’s empty garbage bins.

BNSF 1447 and 1469 speed empty garbage cans east for Pasco, in the dry and unpopulated eastern gorge.

BNSF 683 makes another appearance leading the Vancouver-Albina Yard freight. Here it is, north of Kalama passing underneath the Kalama River Road overpass.

The Green Machine

BN 7179 leads a quartet of SD40-2s on a manifest headed from Seattle to Wenatchee and Spokane. The train is rolling through apple blossom country near Peshastin, WA, about 18 miles west of Wenatch... (more)

BN 2081 is at Gold Bar, WA with a turn that originated in Everett and can operate as far east as Skykomish when needed. The yard at Gold Bar is used for car storage at times, and in this case was ... (more)

The Empire Builder is on the racks for cleaning and prep for departure.

A seagull and I observe the Amtrak 301 at rest in Seattle. Starbucks headquarters are visible behind.

Light move in the light rain under a battleship gray sky.