Briefly hitting 80 miles per hour, the last northbound Sounder of the week, 1516, approaches Auburn.

The Empire Builder is running north to Seattle after entering the Kent Valley at Auburn. Prior to 1981, Amtrak operated the Empire Builder over the Former NP route through Stampede Pass. Behind th... (more)

SP #4449 is seen passing the platform on the long razed Northern Pacific Auburn depot. The train has just entered BNSF's Stampede Subdivision and will soon begin the climb to Stampede Summit.

Southern Pacific no.4449 crosses the Green River on the way down the Stampede Pass to Auburn.

About 25 miles east of Auburn, WA, crossing the Green River at Palmer Jct. on the Stampede Sub of the BNSF.

Sounder 905 leads one of the evening commuter trains on the run from Seattle to Tacoma. Having just left Auburn Station, the train has to make a couple more stops before it will arrive at its fina... (more)

Still in the colors of its original owner, Burlington Northern wide-vision caboose 10117 brings up the rear of a BN freight departing Auburn, Washington, on September 17, 1979. Constructed a mere... (more)

On a rare clear Fall day, the last sun of the day lights Mt. Rainer while Dead Freight West hurries to Tacoma pulled by five SD40-2’s, #25, 175, 137, 164, 27. This section of railroad through th... (more)

During the late 70’s and into 1980, the Auburn engine house was THE place to check out 1st generation power and it seemed like that’s all there ever was when I stopped by during my collage yea... (more)

This ex-passenger, ex-GN unit is one of the more decrepid ones around. Only MILW could compete, with it's occasionally plywood side panels.

Apparently NP still had leftover steam bells even as it was receiving late model GP-9s. I wonder if they were shipped from EMD with these bells or were they retrofitted?

Ex NP units were not exactly sport models like GN's.

Amtrak 505 leads today Amtrak Cascade.