Sounding for Horton: The last Sounder commuter train for the day leaves Seattle and sounds the horn for the Horton Street Crossing. The Sound Transit F59 fleet has been the backbone of comm... (more)

The mid-day Sounder has the honor of being the last train (revenue) to cross the historic 80 year old Milwaukee S Curve trestle.

Locomotive is actually an EMD F59PH.

In a single l... (more)

What a line up! On a crisp, clear winter afternoon, A variety of Sounders, Amtrak's Empire Builder, a special ORCA locomotive, and an old Winnebago! All that is missing from the northwest's... (more)

Taking a mid-day rest. Three Sounder commuter rail trainsets warm up in a rare, weak winter sun. An Amtrak Horizon trainset is an unusual visitor as the Cascades trainsets have been problem free f... (more)

A Burbank Airport Turn pulls past the signals at CP Lockheed behind a Sound Transit F59PHI. Sound Transit #901 was on lease to Metrolink. It is Sound Transit's first California Style engine (and ... (more)

The Sounders begin to roll south out of King Street Station on their way to Tacoma and all points in between. This shot also rolls me into the 300 photos on RP.net club!

Beach combers don't even look up as the evening's first Sounder accelerates out of Edmonds.

Free and open territory greet the Sounder on its way north as it quickly accelerates to 50mph

I've never been to Seattle, but I've photographed Sounder trains in two different states, Virginia and California.

Urban railroading can be sort of scenic too... this is a deadheading Metrolink train passing by CP Allen as seen from the Golden State Freeway footpath. Taking this shot is an intersting experienc... (more)

Metrolink has leased this Sounder trainset. You can also tell by the difference in horns.

From from its home in Seattle, Sound Transit 901 sits with Metrolink cousins at San Berdoo.