After dropping its northbound train, this fairly typical mix of BNSF power moves up and around the peninsula to Delta Yard on the east side. Legion Park provides a panoramic blufftop view of Ever... (more)

The "Tacoma, City of Destiny" unit pushes Sound Transit train 1704 out of the new Mukilteo stop and on toward the end of the run in Everett. For a view of how this scene appeared just two years a... (more)

Finally! A day with sunshine! The new Sound Transit station in Mukilteo opened nearly a week ago, but the weather has not cooperated with photographers to allow documenting the new service until... (more)

Another fine morning at Sunset Avenue, overlooking Puget Sound. And another opportunity to admire a perfectly matched set of Amtrak's "slinkies."

An older generation of photographers decried the lack of steam and smoke from the new diesels -- made it difficult to tell they were moving! Now, with the demise of cabooses and advent of distrib... (more)

Viewed from a Scotch broom-adorned hillside above, a Seattle-bound stacker works its way south alongside Possession Sound. Three GE's on the point are assisted by two more as DPU's on the rear, a... (more)

Waste management has become a megabusiness, and the passage of the daily stack train of Rabanco containers loaded with the region's refuse can be an impressive (if not breath-taking!) spectacle. B... (more)

The commuter business is growing. Sound Transit has added a third daily train between Everett and Seattle, and the first out/last back has expanded to four cars from three. There may be hope for... (more)

Relatively short but heavy, this Seattle-bound freight demonstrates BNSF's use of DPUs to get the tonnage over the Cascades. Besides 4955 and 4779 on the head end, two more C44-9Ws add their braw... (more)

When strutting along only a few yards from a salt-water drink (at high tide), isn't it comforting to know that the engineering department is trying to keep you supplied with good rail?!

Even the railroad scene can be changeable. Less than two years later, this yard layout has been changed and First Street (at left) has been eliminated. On the other hand, some Mukilteo residents... (more)

Sound Transit locomotives face south, so for those who catch the afternoon commute from Seattle to Everett, we find the power in push mode, as is 911, the "Mariners" unit.

Going back for more! An empty grain train heads eastward through the Columbia Gorge on a glorious morning.

I'm always impressed by the broad scenic photos submitted by our European friends, but have realized that there are some similar views to be had in North America as well. A UP stacker (with some ... (more)

The gods appear to be smiling this hazy morning on an eastbound stacker soon to leave the marine environment behind for a steep climb over the Cascades and the arid expanses of the intermontane re... (more)