BN 8159 leads an eastbound intermodal train onto double track at MP 18 in Edmonds, WA on its ways between Seattle and the climb over Stevens Pass for the trip to Chicago. BNSF has graded between E... (more)

BN 6599's head end brakeman inspects BN 8159 and its eastbound train as it enters double track just north of the Edmonds station at MP 18 along Puget Sound. This location was a bottleneck for BN a... (more)

Former MP unit.

GP9E 1801 bask in the sun at the shops. The unit is on borrowed time on the PNWR since their parent company, Genesee and Wyoming, has agreed to get rid of older locomotives to comply with the clea... (more)

"Your shipment has been delayed." But thankfully, not for long. A FedEx Ground contractor gives way as the Albany Hauler is now wide open pulling a big interchange cut to the Union Pacif... (more)

Between the Branches of the Oregon Coast the Toledo Patch brings its 20 or so cars over a small bridge.

AMTK 465 rushes an Amtrak Cascades service train north towards its stop at Tacoma. Passengers enjoy views of Puget Sound from Nisqually into Tacoma as the train glides past Days Island. Unfortunat... (more)

SP 5100, a GE 70 tonner, was built in March 1949 and is seen here outside the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland, OR. The railroad originally acquired about 20 of these switch engines from Ge... (more)

CFNW 106 & CSCD 1001 make a light engine move after arriving in Wenatchee with traffic generated on their former Great Northern Ry Oroville Branch. Rail America was acquired by Geneses & Wyoming i... (more)

Westbound grain train at Tokio.

Northbound passenger extra is meeting the special "Mapco Express" oil train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

"You gotta go to Alaska for a few days". "Oh, darn, alright but you own me." (Never let the good deal monitor know you might enjoy any trip, or you'll never go again. Anyway,... (more)

A special oil train with dignitaries, dubbed the "Mapco Express" pauses at Healy. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

CBRL's southbound Hauler rolls across the trestle at Saunders Lake County Park between Hauser and Reedsport, OR as a couple of local fishermen start their day, one from the boat and the other from... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 16 2021 — Northwest Rail Institute SW8 701 (b/n 15739) is a little worse for wear. At this time the loco is no longer in use and the institute appears to be closed. Note that it... (more)