Late-afternoon sun glints off the "bat wings" on Cascades No. 517's Talgo set as the southbound train traverses a causeway along the shore of Bellingham Bay.

AMTK 517 diverges from the BC Rail Port Sub at Colebrook and continues its southbound trip to the Canada-USA border at White Rock.

The sun brakes out just in time for the 9:45 am arrival of northbound Cascade train into Bellingham, WA on a cool fall morning.

Amtrak Train #516 was running about 20 minutes late as typical as it speeds through Mukilteo to make up lost time.

As any European train should, this Talgo trainset fits itself nicely into one shot.

A group of partying trespassers throw far too much caution to the wind as #516 passes on main 2. Note the cooler which is actually sitting on Main 1. Amtrak warns the approaching Main 1 freight w... (more)

Northbound Cascades in Tacoma.

The railfans already begin to line up to wait for the double header steam, but for now, we're happily distracted with the Cascades running a few minutes late.

Northbound Cascade 500 pushes northbound out of Union Station, under the maze of bridges in downtown Portland.

Morning northbound Cascade 500 pushes out of Union Station, with the cab control car on the south end for a change.

The quiet end of Cascade Service train 510 passes the former Everett station, obviously no longer of use to passengers and growing over with ivy.

Unlike A Lot of AMTRAK Employees The Maintence Staff Here Were Very Friendly and Provided Information About This Engine and Railfanning in The Area

A cab unit sporting the Amtrak Cascades logo passes the NBCS Ostrander

An Amtrak Cascades train runs south through Steilacoom, WA.

The Talgo heading north for Seattle, with 469 pushing the train