"Almira, 03:30" ~ Turning another silent into a violent night. A methodical violence that is: disturbing the dead and the dead-asleep alike. Hootin’, rootin’ and a tootin’ – Cowboys and th... (more)

“Close Encounters” ~ Eerily silent – the florescent landing lights and glow of what at first glance appears to be an alien craft counting down to liftoff thrusting its rocket, spear-like plu... (more)

EMLX 329 and company takes on fuel before heading west with a scoot train on 4/13/17. A departing Alaska Airlines flight from Spokane is above the train on the left hand side.

“Dust to Dust” ~ On a still warmed sunsetting August day, suspended in the melted margarine sky sediment stirred up by combines harvesting wheat turns to ever so slightly drifting dust cloakin... (more)

“Force Majeure” ~ Hartline, Washington: before breakfast-o’clock in the midst of temperatures tumbling into inhumane depths; when one can scarcely feel his digits ditch lights reach into the... (more)

“Cole's Crossing” ~ 02:56 crew change at Cole’s Crossing (homestead in the background) somewhere along US 2 between night and a barely dozen-degree morning. In the 45 cab, Eastern Washington... (more)

“Ex Oriente Lux : Govan Crepusculum” ~ Heaven’s peaceful eye, rising, faithfully, effortlessly, paints its ephemeral pastel chef d’oeuvre as wispy clouds float across its crepuscular creat... (more)

“Sippy Cup Takes the Hill” ♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤ Sippy Cup?! You say “Sippy what?!�... (more)

ELWX 329 a former Montana Rail Link SD45 of the same number plays hide 'n seek with the sun and shadows while it awaits the arrival of its crew. Soon it will be at work picking up grain loads as i... (more)

The Eastern Washington Gateway crew has put together a small string of grain loads and is leaving Coulee City, WA to head east to pick up loads at elevators over the next 100 miles to Medical Lake... (more)

The sun begins to make an appearance after hours of darkness, just in time for Eastern Washington Gateway's "Scoot" to trot West at 10-per with three venerable EMD's and 30 empty hoppers... (more)

EWLX 329 enters the elevator siding at Hite, WA. The train has one bulkhead flat and is otherwise all empty grain hoppers for distribution along their line to Coulee City. The train will drop the ... (more)

An Eastern Washington Gateway crew switches out loaded grain hoppers at the east end of Hartline. Facing point switches require the power to cut off their train and pull the cars, then run around ... (more)

The Eastern Washington Gateway RR "Scooter" train arrives at Hite. A crew member, driving in a separate van throws the switch allowing the train to enter the elevator siding where it wil... (more)

The Eastern Washington Gateway RR crew has time to plan their work while SD45 EWLX 329 takes on fuel just outside of Medical Lake, WA. Soon the train will head west to Coulee City distributing emp... (more)