It's Not Delivery, It's DiGiorno; More than six hours after a semi truck was struck by a northbound manifest crews are STILL removing frozen pizza's from the front of the lead unit. Now that's w... (more)

Now that's OVERSIZED!! The crew was doubled as this Multi-Million dollar prototype 787 Dreamliner section backs up the Boeing siding in Mukilteo. It even makes the typical oversized cars look smal... (more)

Tatyana and the brakemen from the SPO-EVE engage in idle chit-chat about how they like to spend the last days of summer as the rest of the crew waits for the dispatcher to give them the switch. I'... (more)

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)

What looks to be a deserted King Street Station at the height of the Friday evening commute is fitting for a week in which no less than 3,400 Seattle based WaMu employees learned they no longer ha... (more)

A westbound stack glides into one of the most dramatic scenes of the day.

Amtrak's Coast Starlight, hours late as usual, makes its way over Salt Creek almost silently during a brief break in a snow storm. The deep snow made most of the line inaccessible, but I'm willing... (more)

One of my favorite photo's from last winter at a spot I had just about grown tired of. Taken during the 2008 Tracks in the Snow Event Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44DC
Location: Index, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 7724
Train ID: BNSF 7724
Photo Date: January 20, 2008

Looking back to this day after Christmas, my notes show this as 1 of 2 trains photographed in 12 hours. Cold, wet, really hung-over and more than 3 hours away from a cushy leather couch, I rememb... (more)

In the Middle of the Night; I say this with a big smile on my face, but I think I saw my friend Dave Honan do this once. A light snowfall provides the Star Wars effect. Funny thing is, sta... (more)

Derailment on the Scenic Sub at what use to be Everett Jct. Ten cars on the ground, and as you can see, one is in the drink. Note the rail in the water with it.

Many people make the fatal mistake of choosing railroad tracks for shortcuts, jogging, hiking, etc. and the stretch of railroad between Seattle and Everett kills an average of 16 trespassers a yea... (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)

Rescued Train; 16 inches of snow fell in 8 hours and this eastbound stack train got into trouble on the icy rails shortly after starting down the 2.2% grade. At 5 MPH over the post speed f... (more)

I waited for the train fighting a grin as I nervously watched the fog roll in and out. Soon over the roar of the waterfall you could hear the distinct thuds of an approaching train and no one in ... (more)