A BNSF stack train makes good time up the westbound grade of Stevens Pass bound for Cascade Tunnel at Merritt, Washington, on February 20, 2017.

A westbound BNSF stack train departs Wenatchee, Washington, in the middle of a brief snowstorm on February 20, 2017. The train will soon begin climbing toward the Cascade Tunnel and is passing the... (more)

BNSF Railway train Z-LACLPK9-01L, a Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal train, is about done with its climb over Cajon Pass, the first of many obstacles it will encounter on its way from Los Angeles CA to... (more)

BNSF 7086 grinds upgrade with a westbound stack train between Peshastin, WA and Leavenworth siding in blizzard conditions last February. Winter is back early this fall with our first snow hitting ... (more)

On February 20, 2017, a westbound BNSF stack train departs Wenatchee, Washington, passing the Cascadian Fruit Shippers Pear House building across from the downtown Amtrak station platforms.

Making good time upgrade toward the Cascade Tunnel is a westbound BNSF stack train just west of Peshastin, Washington, on a snowy February 20, 2017.

During a midday snow squall, a group on BNSF employees and perhaps a contractor or two meet near the Amtrak station platform in Wenatchee, Washington, on February 20, 2017. A westbound stack train... (more)

Wenatchee has had a long winter this year with snow on the ground since December 5, 2016. Here on February 20 we woke up to heavy snowflakes, which made it fun to capture a bit of action near the ... (more)

A northbound Oregon Trunk manifest drops down towards the Columbia River as it emerges from the tunnel below Moody. Within a few minutes the train will cross the Celilo Drawbridge over the Columbi... (more)

BNSF 7086 leads this eastbound as it nears Highgrove.

A BNSF westbound stack train climbs towards Bootlegger Crossing, with the San Francisco Mountains in the background