The BNSF Gold Bar Turn heads east through the S curves between Baring and Skykomish with two newly rebuilt GP39-2's on the head end.

After waiting for about two hours, the wait finally paid off! Seen here is an eastbound empty grainer grinding up the 2.2% grade on Stampede Pass. Here it is exiting Tunnel 4, nearing the summit.

EFRX 109 shoves it's short two car train down the siding at Maltby, enroute to Snohomish Junction.

The BNSF Boeing Local shoves back toward Bayside Yard in Everett after a few hours of switching at the Boeing Plant.

EFRX 109 picks up five loads at Snohomish Jct.

The Sounder game train slows into Mukilteo for a short station stop to pick up game fans heading to Seattle.

THE CLINCHFIELD LIVES!!! CSX K446-07 is seen going through Dante, VA on 4/9/2017! This is the first time a through train has gone through this town since this portion of the line got mothballed b... (more)

BNSF 2076 and 2080 go to notch 8 as they shove an exceptionally long train up the hill toward the Boeing plant.

Eastside Freight grinds uphill at a slow 4 MPH in notch 8. They had an unusually big load for this run. Here they are seen rounding the curve at Cathcart.

After waiting for HOURS in the cold and windy atmosphere os Stampede Pass, BNSF finally brought a train over. Here an eastbound empty grain train is seen emerging out of Tunnel 4 on the last bit o... (more)

While visiting in Raleigh for a bluegrass music convention, I decided to go trackside for a bit and ended up catching this heavy manifest train. NS 9667 grinds upgrade at around 15 MPH in notch 8 ... (more)

A westbound BNSF Q train exits the west portal of the 7.8 mile long Cascade Tunnel. Much to my surprise at the time, the NS Penn Central heritage unit happened to be third out in the consist!

EFRX 109 get's ready to pull out of Maltby to head to Snohomish.

Engineer Brock inspects his train before heading back up the hill to Maltby where he will drop off the loads.

The DPU of an eastbound empty grainer grinds up Stampede Pass just about to crest the summit.