Just after sunset, a short UP nine-car stack train is captured working through the s-cures north bound along the water at Steilacoom, WA. What a shot to end my very first day of rail fanning in t... (more)

Pity the young railfan who will never experienced a diesel enginehouse before all those pesky environmental regulations took hold. Tideflats Yard reeked of oil and with a wonderful combination of ... (more)

The passenger's aboard Cascades 509 have just emerged from about a minute of darkness, to be treated to a great view of the Tacoma Narrows on the Puget Sound. But they can't see what we can... Mt... (more)

UP's Electronic Brake test train crosses the Puyallup River on it's way to join the BNSF Seattle Sub at CP Reservation, a few hundred feet away. The mighty Puyallup river is brown with mud, aft... (more)

Amtrak Cascades 507 is doing it's station stop at Tacoma, using the recently re-aligned trackage. The third main addition project is nearing completion, as is the new "D" street bridge. Vista's... (more)

BNSF 7462 is rolling out to it's train, while a mob of Pumpkins await their turn in the engine facility. Three Warbonnets lurk among the sea of orange. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44DC
Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 7462
Train ID: TACPAS
Photo Date: July 07, 2009

Ahh, the newest entry in the Zero Emissions contest and one of CEECO's last releases before shutting down. Just about ready for it's next (and last) assignment this Alco C415 was saved from the... (more)

American Construction's 140 tonne crane moves WP&YR #90 dockside to the barge Southeast Provider.

White Pass #90 gains some "hang time" while being loaded aboard Alaska Marine Lines "Southeast Provider." #90 is the second of the White Pass & Yukon Rebuilds to be sent north.

The second of two derailments today in Tacoma. This engine was switching the yard when it ran into the side of a southbound UP stack train. Not many details yet, but the engineer was taken to the ... (more)

Sounder Train 1505, with #904 in the lead, has nearly finished its journey from Seattle, the Tacoma Dome Station is just ahead. The train is crossing a long timber trestle, a relic of the days the... (more)

Finally! I caught a second train in good light at this location. And this was the second chance, the first spoiled by the open door of a very late Cascades 516, featuring another P32, AMTK 509. ... (more)

Recently rebuilt and repainted at CEECO, #98 is awaiting #90, before being sent north. This is part of CEECO's swan song, as the facility will be closing later this year. Sad, very sad, more tha... (more)

It's been clear for a couple hours that a stunning sunset is on the menu and I've been looking for a different location in which to catch a train. I think I've found it! Add in a reflection off th... (more)

A beautiful late-winter morning finds a Tacoma Link streetcar cruising past the Greater Tacoma Convention Center on its way to Tacoma Dome Station. Note the classy red jacket worn by the operator... (more)