The sun rises on the the day Pacific Northwest stood still. Overnight, 6" of snow grind the region to a dead stop. Mountain passes closed, major freeways closed, cars crashed, buses jackknifed (so... (more)

An inbound train unloads 3 passengers at Beacon Hill, Seattles first and only subway station, and heads towards Seattle to help relieve late rush hour traffic.

With only the woosh of passing air, an electric Link train glides across Columbia Ave. in the heart of the Rainier Valley. Part of the massive project was to rebuild MLK Way to encourage wakibilit... (more)

After making the long, slow climb up from I-5 to over 90' above the ground to clear over HY99, Link vehicle #125 pounds the #6 scissor crossover as it slows to pull into Tukwila Station.

On a quiet Seattle night, a man looks up from his newspaper to observe a new curiosity: one of Sound Transits's new light rail vehicles glides into the tunnel below the city.

A month before revenue service begins, Link testing is in full swing. During rush hour in the Transit Tunnel, a 2-car link train rapidly accelerates to a curious crowd awaiting their buses.

A Link Light Rail train rolls to a stop in the sparkling new Beacon Hill Station. All of Link Light Rail stations and facilities feature art work. Some more artistic than others. The Beacon Hi... (more)

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Sounder Train 1505, with #904 in the lead, has nearly finished its journey from Seattle, the Tacoma Dome Station is just ahead. The train is crossing a long timber trestle, a relic of the days the... (more)

The only place in the world where trains and buses share the same tunnel and stations. Under the streets of Seattle, Metro buses, Sound Transit Express buses, and Link trains pass each other under... (more)

On weekday evenings there's a lot of activity on the Salmon Bay Bridge. Amtrak's Empire Builder heads north, and Sounder runs trains evey 1/2 hour. Add a freight train or two, and this can be a bu... (more)

The light at the end of the tunnel and the beam of a headlight. Taking the late train home, the friendly crew decides to let a fellow railroader into the psudo-cab of the Sounder for some photos a... (more)

A beautiful late-winter morning finds a Tacoma Link streetcar cruising past the Greater Tacoma Convention Center on its way to Tacoma Dome Station. Note the classy red jacket worn by the operator... (more)

Different strokes for different folks! Scuba divers just offshore seem to be ignoring the southbound passage of a Sounder Mariners' Special (Everett to Seattle) this fine Sunday morning. Or mayb... (more)

Railfans of the future watch as an Eastbound Sounder carries commuters home.