Simpson, STC 1201 with a train of recently processed lumber arriving at the Shelton, WA yard on March 18, 2013. Most of the A frames were old Tompco cars and some were old BC Rail cars.

Simpson, STC 1200 switching the yard at Shelton, WA on March 29, 2013. The STC 1200 was on the way to pick up 5 car loads of lumber for interchange with the Puget Sound and Pacific later on this d... (more)

Abitibi Consolidated GE 45 Ton Diesel at the Chambers Bay Papermill on June 11, 1999 heading out to the connection at West Tacoma, WA. The Union Pacific ran very late on this day thus I was unable... (more)

Union Railroad 95A shoves scrap cars into the yard at Edgar Thompson Works while a line of Union Railroad locomotives complete various tasks, including shoving molten steel pig cars around. In the... (more)

WRIX 1229 rests at UP's Bloomington Yard by the AgRail grain elevators. This unit was built in 1961 and spent some time in Montana and the Western Milling Plant in Famoso, California before arrivi... (more)

AgRail 35 rests at UP's Bloomington Yard still wearing its Guilford paint scheme. This unit was built in 1953 for the Boston & Maine. It was later owned by LTEX, which leased to AgRail for use on ... (more)

Sitting quietly waiting to move grain around the Riverland AG complex in Duluth, MN's waterfront on Rices Point.

Moving grain around the Riverland AG complex in Duluth, MN's waterfront on Rices Point.

WRIX 3103 leased power for the Viterra Canola Plant at Warden on June 27, 2023. This unit was replaced in 2024. The WRIX 3103 was originally a Canadian Pacific SD40 (CP 5526) and was rebuilt by Al... (more)

A break in the action at Port of Albany

Intermodal switchers at sunrise

Tilcon Connecticut GE 80 Tonner 553778 is shoving cars through the wash at Reeds Gap Quarry. This locomotive is part of the obscure fleet of locomotives used by the Branford Steam/Tilcon companies... (more)

Martin Marietta switcher pulls out a cut of loaded rock hoppers for NS to pick up later

JACX 2016 at Gardner, KS.

"It's big Ange, big!" Times are slow and will be while the grain grows so the old horse drowses in the warm welcome sun of spring next to the giant facility which has become more the ru... (more)