Repainted in early spring of 2017, BNSF 253 heads up a southbound garbage train along the southern section of the Puget Sound.

Rainey River Forest Products GE 44 tonner and crew are waiting for the Union Pacific West Tacoma local with 3 cars of wood chips for the Chambers Creek Paper Mill in the summer of 1996.

Amtrak Cascades rolls along the scenic Puget Sound on a rainy morning as it passes over a bridge in Stielacoom. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is in the background.

Amtrak Cascades skirts the scenic Puget Sound as it rolls past the ferry dock in Stielacoom.

Amtrak Cascades heads past a small cove of the Puget Sound at scenic Stielacoom as a storm front passes in the background.

Amtrak Cascades heads past a small cove of the Puget Sound at scenic Stielacoom as a storm passes in the background.

Amtrak Cascades comes around the bend at scenic Stielacoom on a damp day.

The southbound Coast Starlight, leaving Seattle three hours late, make's for a good afternoon light photograph at the Steilacoom ferry dock.

Amtrak Cascades heads south past scenic Pioneer Orchard Park in Steilacoom, WA in storm light.

Northbound garbage train running along Puget Sound at the little cove just south of the Pierce County ferry terminal.

Southbound Amtrak Cascades Train 507, headed by the Seahawks-wrapped NPCU rounds the curve at Gordons Point along Puget Sound. While freight traffic will still use the picturesque water level rou... (more)

Southbound Talgo train about to rattle the planks on Bridge 14 at Chambers Bay along Puget Sound. While freight traffic will still use the picturesque water level route from Nisqually to Tacoma t... (more)

Amtrak Cascades heads along this scenic part of Puget Sound for now, but eventually this section of beautiful railroad will be bypassed for an inland route currently under construction.

It's a few minutes past sunset and pretty nice sunset at that! Showing up for the scene is this northbound BNSF grain train, rolling past the ferry dock in Steilacoom.

An Amtrak Cascades Train passes through Steilacoom, WA.