A modest five car train is dwarfed by the Joso Bridge over the Snake River, Union Pacific's largest, in southeast Washington. It's been a dry summer and the sun is slightly muted by the smoke from... (more)

519's train speeds south on the Bellingham Sub.

SDTX F59PHI 906 brings a short commuter train into Edmonds.

After a quick station stop at Edmonds, WA, 516's train continues its trip north to Vancouver, BC.

Amtrak train 516 heads north towards Canada.

Amtrak's Empire Builder slows for a station stop at Edmonds, WA.

Westbound BNSF ES44C4 No. 7935 leads a mixed manifest across the causeway that separates Drano Lake on the right from The Columbia River on the left.

New GP40-2LW, CN 9632, was part of an EMD test train that included their data collection car, their F9 AB set and an SD45-2X test loco. The train was testing power using Stampede Pass, which has b... (more)

SP 4449 has arrived in Wenatchee, WA with the American Freedom Train in early November 1975. The engine has been placed at the locomotive facilities for fuel/water before continuing west over Stev... (more)

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha led by AMTK 564, a second phase SDP40F, makes a station stop at Wenatchee, WA, where at this time the head end crew should have been changed. The train is eastbound f... (more)

BN 6607, former GN F45 no.434, waits its turn for servicing at BN's Auburn, WA diesel shops, most likely after arriving from a trip over Stampede Pass. The loco was built in June 1969 and would wo... (more)

An eastbound freight led by BN 6925 pauses at Skykomish to add helpers before heading up Stevens Pass to the Cascade Tunnel and on to Wenatchee. F45s were regularly mixed in with the big SDs at th... (more)

BN 1976 was specially painted for the U.S. Bicentennial in 1975. The unit was a former GN SDP40 bought in 1966 for passenger service. Of the six units, one made it to Montana Rail Link, BNSF kept ... (more)

BNSF's local to Chewelah begins the climb out of Spokane.

UP SD40-2 snoot no. 3288 poses next to SDP35 1406 at Argo Yard where both units lead consists that will depart with freights for Portland/Hinkle and points east. In this era UP also had a through ... (more)