A lovely, snowy day in the Slot.
Hot Rail!! Icy mountain stream! One of my favorites from . Ross Fotheringham's Annual Hot Rail event. While freq... (more)
Fresh from the Cascade Tunnel, BNSF7625 leads an eastbound Z off the 1.8% grade through the small town of Merritt.
A post card shot. BNSF 5003 dynamics down the hill and gets ready to pass BNSF 1069 which is waiting in the hole at Merritt. As a bonus, the engineer toots his horn many times to the photographers... (more)
Twilight approaches and so does BNSF 1069. This stack train makes its way out of the hole at Merritt to have its turn at the hill. Note the headlight glow on the snow.
One of my favorite shots from last winter (06/07) at one of my favorite spots known to fellow rail fans as “The Slot”. This shot means a lot to me on a 11° day that started off with a some w... (more)
Record heavy snows buried Stevens Pass last December so BNSF wastes no time bringing out the big guns to clear the Right of Way. At one point over the scanner I hear BNSF engineer Michael “Mad-... (more)
A BNSF Officer Special enters "The Slot" on one of the last warm summer days of the year.
BNSF 7773 heads through The Slot and up Stevens Pass. Visible in the next, not RP-worthy shot, the engineer is out the window w/ his camera phone taking a picture of us railfans spread out on the... (more)
A stack train goes through the infamous Slot as it works up Stevens Pass.
