This locomotive was involved in a collision 12/17/2007 between the towns of Derby and Mulvane Kansas. The unit was leading the Red Rock coal train when it collided with a UP local, taking impacts ... (more)

Engineer's side wasn't exactly unscathed! This locomotive was involved in a collision 12/17/2007 between the towns of Derby and Mulvane Kansas. The crew apparently survived. On it's way to CE... (more)

This locomotive was involved in a collision 12/17/2007 between the towns of Derby and Mulvane Kansas. The unit was leading the Red Rock coal train when it collided with a UP local, taking impacts... (more)

Two of the Puget Sound region's icons: the Tacoma Narrows Bridges (there are two of them now) and Amtrak's Cascade Service trains. And hey, the sun is out!

The Death of a Boxcar! This car and the tanker in the background, were involved in the 10/17/2007 derailment at Steilacoom. Photo of the pile up - Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: n/a
Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: November 19, 2007

Narrow Gauge White Pass 114 rebuilt at CEECO, after 9/3/06 derailment near Skagway Alaska, on it's way to a ship in Tacoma. Cli... (more)

The Spirit of Washington Dinner train makes its first run up the Tacoma Gulch with passengers on board. This trip was a VIP run the afternoon of August 3rd, 2007. Later that evening they ran t... (more)

The Spirit of Washington Dinner train makes its first run up the Tacoma Gulch with passengers on board. This trip was a VIP run the afternoon of August 3rd, 2007. Later that evening they ran t... (more)

The first Southbound for the evening commute. The new schedule, including an additional evening train, features #902 in it's special paint scheme honoring the city of Tacoma - City of Destiny. ... (more)

A SB UP intermodal rolls under the Tacoma Narrows Bridges.

A wheelie close family, until there's a job to do!

The trucks of UP 844's centipede tender. What fun re-railing these guys!!

A nice new shiny GEVO pulls this UP K-Line train from the Tacoma Rail Muni yard, through the BNSF Tacoma yard, out on to Main 1 of the BNSF Seattle Sub. Concrete ties for the new main line align... (more)

DPU Reflections on a rail, with a cloud capped Mt Rainier watching over this NB BNSF earthworm at Ruston.

A National Railway Equipment Co. Genset locomotive is taken for a short trial run at Tacoma Rail. A rather crowded cab is soon quite empty as the unit was less than satisfactory and the crew t... (more)