Having just started from a stop on 2.2% grade engines roar while sand and steel fly under the wheels as this intermodal struggles over the summit of Steven's Pass.
The Westbound Z train is the last to pass over a failed insulated joint that brought down CTC signaling between Skykomish and Scenic for several hours.
A switch job pulls a cut of intermodal containers under the Alaskan Way Viaduct as irate Mariners fans stand at the crossing for almost 10 minutes as this train makes switching movements.