The 644 stands by the 16-lead, ready to head down to Albany for its next assignment on the Portland & Western Railroad. I'd forgotten how clean of a locomotive it was!

During SP 4449 and UP 844's first doubleheader through Seattle, workers and passengers at the King St. Station pause to watch the two beasts thunder by.

The 644 hangs out at the yard while the Conductor fetches some paperwork from the inbox.

After dropping off and picking up some cars, this train heads for McMinnville, OR.

A Union Pacific freight heads north out of Union Station, enroute to the Lake Yard in NW Portland.

While the Talgo sets underwent emergency repairs, the Amfleet and Horizons dominated the Cascades Corridor for a few weeks. This is a photo angle that one could legally get only once a year, durin... (more)

It's been a while since I posted a recent pic of the newest paintjob on the 231. I last posted one of it in tomato red, so here's the orange, black, silver, and pinstripes! An amazing rainbow came... (more)

When I chase trains at a particular location, I remind myself to photograph the whole reason of what brought me there, the scenery. I can always photograph the usual UP motor in some yard at home,... (more)

After some heavy snowfall last night, heavy enough for difficult driving conditions with chains on the car at 2 AM coming over the pass from Salt Lake City, it made for wonderful photos in the Ech... (more)

One of the Talgo sets split the consist down tracks 2 and 3. The train brought down the tall historic speaker tower (look at Union Station photos older than this date) and bumped up against the st... (more)

Amtrak F59 #468 hit a car earlier in the day, and was able to continue from Olympia to Portland. Upon further inspection, it could not return to Seattle on this train. BNSF 8018 was added to the p... (more)

The 644 leads a northbound Westsider freight train towards McMinnville. It was pouring down rain just prior to this photo, and I got my feet wet while hurrying to get different angles as the train... (more)

The 644 leads a northbound Westsider freight train towards McMinnville. It was pouring down rain just prior to this photo.

Having just arrived to Tacoma, passengers detrain and the consist goes to a staging yard.

A Sounder Train awaits for clearance to the station.