PNWR 2309 brings the mornings Patch to Albany over the Davis Creek Trestle.
Between the Branches of the Oregon Coast the Toledo Patch brings its 20 or so cars over a small bridge.
On the morning of March 18th PNWR 2309 leads the Toledo Patch up the grade over the curved wooden trestle headed towards Summit, Oregon.
In the early morning hours a northbound BNSF Coal train is heading through Tacoma, WA. This empty out of Centralia, WA will head east at Auburn and over Stampede Pass.
Rolling into Frederickson, Tacoma Rail's SD70ACe-P4 duo pulls a short train up to Allred Junction on a cloudy January day. The days are numbered for this operation as only weeks are left.
Having just been cleared to leave West Winton, BNSF 3939 and its Portland bound Q train throttle up for the climb to the Cascade Tunnel.
After coming off the 2.2% downgrade from the East Portal of the Cascade Tunnel, the DPUs of a eastbound oil train race towards Wenatchee along HWY 2.
In the bitter winter weather of Stevens Pass, BNSF is still running trains up the 2.2% climb to the Cascade Tunnel. Seen here is an eastbound empty coal train heading around a curve after recently... (more)
Just after Sunset a northbound empty BNSF grain train heads through Sunnyside Park in Steilacoom, WA.
Just before sunset a loaded BNSF coal train bound for Canada heads over Bridge 14.
Just before noon Tacoma Rails Hill Job has escaped the Port of Tacoma and takes a short 10 car train up the hill with the two SD70s as the power.
After clearing a tree off the tracks Tacoma Rails Hill Job is underway on the 3.8% grade as they lift the first of two cuts to 85th Street.
With 26 cars for Frederickson behind the two SD70ACe-P4s, the hill job slowly makes it way up the 3 percent grade at 46th Street.
Tacoma Rails Hill Job tops out on the Milwaukee Roads toughest hill to tackle at 46th Street.
BNSFs Seattle to Chicago Z train slips between the Bonneville Cut in the morning hours.
