On the nose! After her day out on the rails, the '04 is coupled to the '16 and shut down for the day.

Heading back to Portland from Trainfest in Michigan.

A first since Amtrak was born! All cleaned and polished, the 04' leads The Washington & Idaho VIP passenger special between Plaza and Marshall, making it the first passenger train on the li... (more)

Sitting, still in disrepair and waiting for duty, 6311 keeps guard outside the old elevators in Rosalia. The setting sun, light pollution from nearby Spokane, and a single mercury vapour light pro... (more)

My first SP 4449 experience was short, but memorable. The legendary GS4 rolls through dual searchlights, only a couple miles from it's final destination after a cross country adventure from Michig... (more)

Couldn't be Happier A member of the 4449 crew flashes a big grin at the photographer watching 4449 pulling the grade eastbound through Providence Coulee in eastern Washington. Note the r... (more)

SP 4449 crosses the bridge over the outflow of Rock Cove at Stevenson. Skamania Lodge can be seen in the background.

Mt. Hood towers above 4449 as it rounds the curve at The Dalles Dam on the 1st leg of it's long trip to Michigan.

Burlington Northern split pea soup. Behind the power rolls a load of dried peas heading out of the Palouse.

Slow and heavy. Snaking up the grade out of Garfield, the 20 and '04 pump out the power crossing under Highway 195. At the controls, Jeremy throws me the peace sign.

Strung out over the curves of the Palouse, 14 loaded lumber cars, empty hoppers, and a loaded boxcar of peas make the northbound manifest.