Rounding the curve near the prolific flour mill turned winery, Union Pacific hustles tonnage westward in the waning sunshine of a warm summer day.

Rolling westward effortlessly on a slight downgrade, this manifest freight from Northtown, MN barely gives Cunningham , WA any notion of its existence. In about an hour this train will arrive at ... (more)

Drifting downgrade with a minimum set of train line air and the curvature of the track doing the rest, MRL's Missoula to Laurel freight descends Mullen Pass in the wonderful Rocky Mountains on a f... (more)

Heading westward along the water level route of the very scenic Clark Fork river, a load of export coal temporarily interrupts the tranquillity of Frog Pond in the tiny community of Clark Fork.

A magical place where stepping back in time happens daily from May to October each year in Chama, New Mexico. The passenger train has arrived and the crew now begins the task of servicing the car... (more)

During the last rays of sunshine, Union Pacific hustles manifest freight southward through the Willamette Valley after a meet at Gervais on a warm and beautiful late Spring day.

Union Pacific's Plummer Turn is headed toward its namesake of Plummer, ID on the eastern fringes of the beautiful Palouse Country in southeastern Washington state. This portion of trackage is for... (more)

Beginning its climb out of the Colville River Valley, BNSF's Chewelah Turn is en-route back to Spokane with a matched set of EMD's in A-B-B-B-B-A configuration. The four B units are former Santa ... (more)

Ambling along through the Oregon Coast Range at a blistering 12 MPH, PNWR's Toledo Hauler handles 32 cars of production from the Georgia Pacific paper mill at Toledo, OR to interchange with UPRR a... (more)

Interesting yard switcher slug set awaiting its next move at Union Pacific's Brooklyn Intermodal facility.

View from on high in the magnificent Columbia River Gorge, a BNSF Oil train heads west near Lyle, WA rolling through Tunnel 10. In the background the causeway this train is traversing has on the ... (more)

Slowing to a stop at Cowlitz Garden Road for train traffic ahead, a BNSF merchandise freight is strung through the Rocky Point Tunnel at Kelso, WA. Rocky Point is the location of a small yard tha... (more)

With all crew members intently keeping a sharp lookout on the route ahead, ST&E slowly trundles down Roosevelt Street after pulling the Union Pacific interchange with a fair sized train. Displayi... (more)

Crossing over the Lewis River in Western Washington, a BNSF loaded grain train destined for export from Tacoma, WA heads north on a fine spring day.

Chehalis Western empty log train makes its way up the former Milwaukee Road 3.3% Tacoma Gulch grade. If you look closely you can see two crew members standing on the front pilot steps of the lead... (more)