BNSF 8384 Leads a Everett to Spokane Manifest into Titlow on the BNSF Railways Seattle Subdivision

BNSF 9650 in the 'Executive' paint scheme holds lead unit in this consist of classic BNSF and novelty EMD power bringing train H-PASEVE into Tacoma, as it meets grain shuttle operations at the Tem... (more)

BN 1882 and 1874 sit side by side between assignments at the engine tracks at Tacoma, WA. Both are of NP heritage and feature steam bells on the short hoods, an NP signature.

Tacoma Municipal Belt line Alco S4 930 is down for truck work at the roads shop in Tacoma on a rare sunny day in the fall of 1977

A Portland, OR bound UP freight out of Seattle exits Milwaukee Road trackage at Tacoma Jct. for a short hop across the Puyallup River into UP's Tacoma yard on its own trackage. When it leaves the ... (more)

The end of a rainy day, brings a rainbow and a bit of sun to the Puget Sound area. Not missed by rail crews, it was a topic of discussion over the radio. Here a Tacoma Rail job keeps working w... (more)

Union Pacific's OSEGL trash train heads south through Titlow Beach on a late summer evening.

BNSF 277 leads the southbound Everett to Roosevelt trash train south out of CP Ruston and into Nelson Bennett Tunnel.

A very rare scene that won't be seen again! Tacoma Rails Hill Job or Job 101, the train to Fredrickson WA is now an entry in the history books. Tacoma Rails Mountain Division over the former Mi... (more)

Shortly after stalling, the final Tacoma Rail train headed to Frederickson, WA gets moving again.

UP GP38-2 2038 leads a trio of unique B units, GP30B, SD24B and GP9 or 20B, south next to Days Island en route to Portland from Seattle on BN owned trackage. UP had an interesting fleet of motive ... (more)

For the final time, Tacoma Rail runs the Hill Job up Tacoma Gulch. After grabbing the second cut further down the hill, 7001 leads what may be the final uphill cut of freight cars ever on the hill... (more)

For the final time, Tacoma Rail runs the Hill Job up Tacoma Gulch. With the 3000's dead in tow, they get up to a walking pace after stalling out on the S curve just below. Will this be the last tr... (more)

Job 360 heads south through Titlow Beach at sunset with an SD60M second out.

UP GP9 332 leads an A-B-B set of GP9s across the Puyallup River Reservation Tower (BN) and Tacoma Jct. (MILW). The train has stopped while MILW has blocked Tacoma Jct. with traffic, and will proce... (more)