Interesting collection of cast-off's from other railroads here. Ex-DMIR 205 ended up at Columbia Grain working their elevator in Berea, ND.

Real containers wear pink. TMBL GP40 3001 and GP23ECO 2316 could be accused of playing 'Where's Waldo in a colorful Tacoma muni yard, but Tacoma Rail turns and burns at a rate that has made Tacoma... (more)

Amtrak’s Empire Builder 7 makes its way westbound at Gold Bar in the morning hours on the scenic sub. Recent wildfires that had swept the area have since been largely put out despite Grotto-S... (more)

BINGEN WA Sept 27 1978 -- Burlington Northern C636 4368, GP35 2537 and C424 4240 make their way east in the Columbia River Gorge. It was my first trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit my sister n... (more)

Stacy Yard, floodlights, fog, ..and goats. A single SW1000 could pull 9000 tons between the UP yard interchange and Stacy as long as all the switches were lined and everyone else stayed out of th... (more)

VANCOUVER WA July 7 2011 — Under a cloudy sky and with diesel exhaust blowing up and to the right Portland & Western GP39-2 2317 (former Santa Fe 3616) proceeds north at the Amtrak station. The ... (more)

Slowing for morning switching at Ayer this set will then head north and return back through again that evening.

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Columbia Industrial Park 80-ton Whitcomb 101 (built in July 1944) awaits switching duties as Burlington Northern cabooses roll east in the background. It started life a... (more)

The westbound Gorge Local is tying up at Skamania on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision. The crew will walk to the Skamania Store for a snack while awaiting arrival of their ride back to Vancouver.

An eastbound vehicle train enters Stevenson on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

The Clouds are low and the River is quiet as me and 2 friends wait and listen for the "morning Z's" horn in Gold Bar. As we hear the horn we prepare our Cameras and get our framing right... (more)

BNSF's Chewelah Turn M-CWHSPO heads south through Valley, WA on their return back to Spokane with an all ex-ATSF set of A-B-B-B-A GP60's.

The eastbound Empire Builder enters Stevenson on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision. A project is underway to replace the bridge at the mouth of Rock Creek.

A westbound oil train passes the Gorge Local at Skamania, on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

Tacoma Rails Hill Job tops out on the Milwaukee Roads toughest hill to tackle at 46th Street.