Two of BNSF's new ES44C4 locos along with GECX test car #90 head up a 6000 plus ton stack train about to ascend Stevens Pass. The locos onl have 4 traction motors as the center axle on each truck ... (more)

My version of todays 226 train (see photo 272304 for Bob Pickering's version) . Thanks to Bob Pickering's great photos, I was able to find this spot near St Augustine. I was hoping to find some ne... (more)

I was the engineer on this train. Delta yard couldn't take us in right away so I decided to spot my train on the bridge and explore a bike trail that had recently opened that dead ends at our rail... (more)

After record flooding in parts of Western Washington, it's nice to see sunshine again. The Scenic sub is the only subdivision that has remained open during the bad weather.

Two DPUs have gone into dynamic brake mode to help slow the momentum of this UP autorack train while descending the Blue Mountains at Kamela, OR. The long telephoto accentuates the mountain grade ... (more)

An Interbay, WA (Seattle) grain train in a 2X2 lashup climbs Providence hill. The Dash 9 fleet is looking a little ragged these days as witnessed by the primer paint on the second unit.

An SD70MAC leads an empy coal train out of McElroy Coulee at dawn. This coal train serves the Centralia, WA coal fired power plant and is running empty back to the Spring Creek mine for reload.

A UP manifest has an increasingly rare SD40-2 second out. This horseshoe is a great place to watch heavy freights grind uphill.

A UP container train is led by an ex CNW Dash 9 while traversing the Pritchard Creek Horseshoe Curve. The third unit is a standard cab Dash 8 that is becoming rare on the UP. There are quite a few... (more)

A nice mix of pre merger locos await their next tour of duty at BN's now defunct Hoyt St. roundhouse. The recession of 1980 would cause the ex NP RS11 to be stored for good. Ex NP F9 820 and ex G... (more)

Results of a run in with a trailer load of frozen pizzas. The train was whstling but the truck driver drove right in front of the train. Luckily, only minor injuries occured. This is on BNSF's Bel... (more)

After nearly 14 miles of 10mph running, BNSF engineer Rick Kriewald finally gets to notch out his two horses while running to the Renton Boeing plant. This was the second to the last time that the... (more)

For the second to the last time ever, the Renton Turn brings some 737 fuselages through Woodinville on it's way to the Renton Boeing plant. These will be routed through Seattle and Tukwila startin... (more)

Conductor Kerry Naff and Brakeman Randy Sanderson are riding a flatcar as they shove 4 737 fuselages toward the Renton Boeing plant. They are keeping a watchful eye for motorists crossing the Gene... (more)

The Renton turn is bringing more 737 fuselages across the large wooden trestle just South of Bellevue, WA. The trestle was built in 1898. Feb, 26, 2008 will be the last revenue run over this line.... (more)