Westbound BNSF ES44AC no. 6260 has the point on a Grain Train rolling along the Evergreen Hwy to the port of Vancouver WA. The Fall colors are in full effect making for a colorful entrance to th... (more)

VANCOUVER WA April 24 2013 — BNSF SD9 1550 shows off its new cab and chopped nose. EMD built the unit (b/n 19340) in February 1954 for Great Northern Railway as GN 573. An April 13, 2022, Trains... (more)

After crossing the Columbia River Drawbridge from Oregon, BNSF ES44AC No. 6139 leads its train of empty grain cars past The Vancouver Passenger Station beginning its way back East.

VANCOUVER WA May 4 2011 — Amtrak P42DC 134 slows for a station stop with the southbound Coast Starlight. General electric built the unit (s/n 52814) in December 2000. My photo.

VANCOUVER WA May 2 2008 — Amtrak F59PHI 468 leads a Cascades train to a stop at the Amtrak station. EMD built the unit (s/n 996722-19) in October 1998 for Amtrak Cascades service in the Pacific... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Feb 19 2011 — Columbia Business Center CBCX SSB1200 565 shows off its new paint job. It is tied down east of the interchange track. The elevated BNSF mains are in the background. Co... (more)

VANCOUVER WA July 6 2009 — Switcher San Bernardino 1200 CBCX 565 is tied down at the old Kaiser Shipyard. The 565 is operated by Columbia Business Center and the switching operation interchanges... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Sept 8 2008 — Columbia Business Center 80-ton Whitcomb CBCX 101 is stored near Thompson Metal Fab in the former Kaiser Shipyards. Whitcomb built the unit in July 1944 and delivered ... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Retired Burlington Northern RS3 4082 (Northern Pacific paint for lawsuit) sits in the sun at the engine facility. Alco built the unit (b/n 81155) in March 1955 as NP 85... (more)

VANCOUVER WA May 7 2009 — BNSF ES44DC 7603 makes its way south on the Seattle Sub. It has just passed under the Fruit Valley signals and will shortly pass under the East 39th Street overpass. Ge... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Feb 25 2011 -- BNSF C44-9W 4407 is stopped for a crew change during its transition from the Seattle Sub to the Fallbridge Sub. General Electric built the unit My photo.

VANCOUVER WA Jan 26 2009 — BNSF GP38-2 2339 is tied down on the tail track as BNSF ES55DC 7669 approaches from the north at the point of the Coast Starlight. In the background is the Mill Plain ... (more)

BNSF 6111 sits with "Stu's Caboose", a heritage caboose that typically is found in use as a shoving platform in Seattle, in the Vancouver Yard. The pair were here for a car show event th... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — A sunny day finds Burlington Northern C425 4262 undergoing work at the engine facility south of West 39th Street. The unit was built in June 1966 and delivered as Spoka... (more)

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