On the Stampede Pass Line. The crew is at lunch, probably across the road at BUZZ INN Steakhouse and Lounge. Note where the crew parked the train. Right on the mainline. That speaks to the traff... (more)

Winding through freshly cut fields of grain, an eastbound train out of Coulee City is casting long shadows on the plain signaling that the day is coming to a close. On track restricted to 10mph fo... (more)

While the tractors are idled for the day, the Eastern Washington Gateway pushes on to get the train to Cheney before the hours of service law catches the one-man crew. In an irony of economics, th... (more)

Simpson Timber Railroad SW1200's # 1201 & # 1200 exchange empties for loads at the Dayton Dry Sort Yard about 10 miles west of Shelton, WA. You may have heard rumors that it rains often in wester... (more)

Simpson Timber SW1200 # 1201 shuffles empty log bunks within the sprawling mill complex in Shelton, WA. Picture taken on mill property with permission.

This is a USAF/SAC (Strategic Air Command) B-52 Mobile Simulator Train. The train consisted of an Administration Car, two B-52 Simulator Cars, and a Crew Car. Due to a shortage of simulators and t... (more)

Having traveled 108 miles from Cheney over a two-day period, the crew has finally reached the end of the line at Coulee City with 55 cars to spot. They will leave the power here for the night and ... (more)

Shortline railroading at its best….85lb rail meandering through the landscape, 40+ year old power, a one-man crew, 11 loads and 108 miles to the interchange. Rail was laid between Cheney To Coul... (more)

Three of Simpson's locomotives are visible. In a switch move the 1200 has come out of the siding after holding for the 1202 to pull up with the dump car. After grabbing the mud load Jerry Miller... (more)

In addition to hauling "waterwood" up the hill there was a mud load this morning. They have just emptied the Difco side dump into a huge mud puddle. The 1201 idles nearby on the main.

Stick and Jerry take a break to check business orders while today's power, the 1201 idles just outside the window.

East Scenic; On a cold wet night the signals protecting the Cascade Tunnel come alive as a eastbound chugging up the 2.2% grade steps on their block. The lights of a nearby ski resort prov... (more)

The machine is removing banding from the logs before grabbing the loads off the train. This is at the west end of the railroad, a little over 9 miles from Shelton where the logs came out of the w... (more)

With available "waterwood" in the bay the railroad has been busy hauling logs up the hill to Mill 5. The mid-day train is beginning a return to town with empty log flats.

CBRW road train arriving BNSF interchange, Connell, WA