WPY 100 poses with its' train in Skagway, AK in August of 1991. Charles Porter image from my collection.

Storm Looming. While it is still sunny in the foreground, the horizon has a frightening tinge in Deming, New Mexico on July 19, 2020. Just before the rain started, Webb Rail's former New Y... (more)

Donner. On July 26, 2020, Webb Rail's former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd... (more)

Portland & Western 1501 switches cars at the south end of Albany yard. The 69-year old SD7 is one of the oldest locomotives still working regularly in Oregon.

Canadian Pacific ES44AC 8757 has been painted in an orange livery that bears the motto "Every Child Matters" in order to celebrate the new holiday National Day for Truth and Reconciliati... (more)

Back in 1977 it was not uncommon for BN to make light engine moves between Interbay/Seattle and Auburn yard or Tacoma. I was lucky to catch this consist led by BN 1922, a former NP GP9, with steam... (more)

An 86 car empty gravel train, lead by 5 MACs, crosses the iconic Hurricane Gulch Bridge on the Alaska Railroad. About MP 284 on the railroad and climbing the hill towards the Summit of Broad Pass ... (more)

A New Era For Amtrak: The Inaugural Revenue Run for Amtrak's new long distance Siemens Charger locomotives has less than 30 miles to go to reach the final destination of Seattle, Washington. Thes... (more)

BN 6600 was BN's class F45, coming from GN. These were among BN's first new units as part of GN's orders arrived post March 2, 1970 merger. Other early big power was GE U33Cs, as seen behind BN 66... (more)

Lots Of Ms. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045) were ro... (more)

Watco’s Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad’s EMD GP50 No. 5012 still looks its heritage (almost) of Chicago & North Western at this angle of the standard Watco paint scheme. No. 5012 was the... (more)

Amtrak 507 coasts along the Puget Sound on the evening of July 7th rounding Steilacoom Curve just after crossing the lift-bridge at milepost 14. Later in the year Amtrak would discontinue service ... (more)