A Vancouver to Barstow high priority manifest train takes the siding at Kegg. This shot was taken from the fire watch tower at the peak of Orr Mountain in Northern California. Elevation at the sum... (more)

My 100^th photo on RP.net!
A six car Officer's special train heads through West North Dalles at a good clip. The train would wye in Wishram on the Celilo Bridge, the... (more)

The "Baby Builder" section of the Empire Builder travels through the small Columbia River town of Lyle, Washington.

This photo was taken during the 2013 Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Lyle, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 124
Train ID: AMTK 28
Photo Date: May 18, 2013

A SD70M and an ES44AC lead a westbound intermodal train in the last light of this great Spring day. A low sun angle means great shadows!

This photo was taken during the 2013 Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70M
Location: The Dalles, Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: UP 4070
Train ID: I-DUSE
Photo Date: May 17, 2013

An ES44C4, C44-9W, and two SD60M's head an eastbound manifest train over the fill at West Towal. I wish those green 60M's were leading, but they were being moved dead. Notice the conductor's jazz ... (more)

Loaded oil tankers glint in the last few minutes of a great Spring day. Passing through the Columbia River Gorge, these oil cans will travel through Vancouver, WA, then north on BNSF's Seattle Sub... (more)

A BNSF Officer Special train heads up the grade at Moody on the Oregon Trunk Subdivision. It would then travel south through Bend, Oregon. The river in the background is the Columbia River, separa... (more)

An eastbound Z train heads over Nason Creek at "The Slot" rock cut. A waning crescent moon can be seen high in the sky to the left.

BNSF 5349 leads an eastbound stack train over US Highway 2, soon to be traversing the 4,059-foot Winton Tunnel.

̶S̶P̶ BNSF 4449 leads a eastbound vehicle train up the small grade at Coulter Creek.

BNSF 8275 and 8257, both SD75M's head south through the small town of Napavine, WA with a garbage train in tow. Since 2011, the lead unit has been sitting in a dead line in Topeka, Kansas. The sec... (more)

BNSF 6925 leads a westbound Z train over Nason Creek, soon to be traveling through the rock cut at the railfan-named "Slot".

BNSF 7878 is on the point of a westbound stack through West Winton. From this angle you would think it is an overpowered J-train (Boeing 737 parts,) but it really is a stack train. Also notice tha... (more)

BNSF 7025 leads a westbound Z train through our small camping site at Gaynor, WA. A campfire is always necessary when out in the woods.

Sony NEX-5N and a Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye len... (more)

BNSF 4761 leads a Z-SSECHC eastbound through Winton. A Burro Model-40 crane can be seen on the southern-most yard track, patiently sitting over the weekend for more work on Monday.