After the most amazing start this photographer has ever seen, a fully loaded stack train struggles and nearly stalls while attempting to summit Stevens Pass. The dispatcher had a real bad idea put... (more)
Having just started from a stop on 2.2% grade engines roar while sand and steel fly under the wheels as this intermodal struggles over the summit of Steven's Pass.
A spotless GEVO emerges from the not-so spotless Cascade Tunnel. During the process of the ascent over Stevens Pass in the tunnel, 3 of the 7 units suffocated and died.
A Day in North America shot of the Eastbound morning Z train heading downgrade at East Berne. The second loco sure is smoking it up while in dynamic braking trying to hold the train in check on t... (more)
Snow is coming down hard and fast today as BNSF 4467 pulls the Z under one of Stevens' last signal bridges.
The main course! The reason me and fellow photog Steve DeVight hit the hill this weekend; the Leavenworth Snow Train. Unless the Empire Builder is late, this is one of the few chances we Northwest... (more)
An old school lashup of SD40-2s leads a BNSF stack train into the siding at East Berne. The fall colors are still bright on the East Side of Stevens Pass. There is light snow in the higher elevati... (more)
On a bitter cold 10 degree day, an Eastbound BNSF stack train has almost completed it's uphill grind through the 8 mile long Cascade tunnel. The headlights illuminate some icicles that have formed... (more)
WB BNSF Freight leaving a trail of FRED lights in the tunnel.
The engineer was blasting his horn and gave me a huge grin and a thumbs-up when he hit the pile. Give them a little amusement as they pass Stevens summit.
This is the longest tunnel in the US at 41152ft. long.
An old BN work truck comes out of the Cascade Tunnel as they finish welding some rail inside the tunnel. A few minutes later, we (2 college kids and a 30-year old, all w/ cameras, and Im wearing ... (more)
With the door left open, I got a rare look inside the 7.8 mile long bore of the Cascade Tunnel. Note how the grade descends inside the tunnel.
BNSF 7185 leads a train out of the Cascade Tunnel in the fog and snow. And as a extra bouns, we even got some plow action!
Some plow action as BNSF 4584 and as a special treat, a KCS AC4400 haul a train out of the Cascade Tunnel
