See, it's not always raining in the Pacific Northwest. On a day not warmer since 1992, Cascades 516 is treating it's passenger's to a colorful sunset along the Puget Sound, a few minutes out of T... (more)

ATCS Mon and radio conversations indicated this Z train would meet the SPOEVE at Winton, so I knew I had two trains coming through shortly. The Snow has been falling pretty good for some time now ... (more)

Ross, Joel and I have spent the last 45 minutes staked out at our chosen spots along the Skykomish River waiting for the dirt train to free itself from the embrace of winter. After what seemed l... (more)

A report of a leaning load, kept this train tied down in Gold Bar for more than 24 hours. After, which the crew had quite a tough time getting it moving again. Heavy snow fall didn't help their ... (more)

A northbound BNSF manifest rolls through the eerie fog of a winter morning along the Puget Sound. Another of my favorites from a series of Black and White conversions.

A second look at this image suggested a Black and White treatment might work well. The image features a late Amtrak #14 (Coast Starlight), on a crisp January evening, with a full moon lighting th... (more)

A late Empire Builder shows up at Sunset Falls with nice lighting and pretty decent water flow at the falls. Ansel Adams inspired "features" are the dark sky, the depth of field, and Zones 0 thro... (more)

Looking over some of my old black and white photos from my days spent studying Ansel Adams work and thought I might try my hand at black and white again. Here's an XTAC making it's way up from t... (more)

A nice sunny and warm day in Eastern Washington has been spent showing a railfan from Great Britain some of the highlights of the BNSF Scenic Sub and Columbia River Sub. We've been waiting for an... (more)

Night Shoot at Tacoma Rail featuring the 4449 under steam. A pair of Tacoma Rail units have been added to the scene after pulling an NRHS excursion back to Tacoma. The 4449 has been properly sp... (more)

The first of three revenue trips for the 4449 during the NRHS Convention in Tacoma, WA. Here she is racing along the Puget Sound and headed for a whole bunch of congestion in Tacoma.

Brought back from the dead, look who's 100 now! Tacoma's iconic Union station is all gussied up for it's Centennial celebration. The color guard has just presented the flag and the speeches ar... (more)

The sounds of the flag flapping in the wind and traffic rushing by on the nearby freeway are all that can be heard this dreary Saturday afternoon at BNSF's Tacoma yard. Not a wheel has turned and... (more)

The most significant remaining aftermath of a sideswipe derailment lays like a beached whale on the sands of the Puget Sound, while a Coast Guard cutter patrols the area and a work train begins la... (more)

The aftermath of a brilliant idea. A 23 year old man tried some sort of stunt on a dirt bike involving jumping an embankment on to or over the BNSF main lines. Resulting in critical injuries an... (more)