Amtrak Cascades with scenic Mt. Ranier in the background.

Sunrise in one of the mildest Februaries on record in western Washington. This one features a southbound freight with Mt Rainier and a little frost on the ties.

Mt. Rainier has been sporting a Lenticular clould cap much of the afternoon, but as soon as I head out to catch it near sunset, it starts playing peek-a-boo. So what are the odds it will even be ... (more)

The first afternoon commuter train from Seattle to Tacoma, SDRX Train 1505, Puyallup near 56th ave E. At this time of year it's almost too late in the day (at 4:05pm) to get decent lighting on the... (more)

While the conductor enjoys some 45 MPH air conditioning on a fine late spring day a Burlington Northern southward freight rounds a curve just outside of Puyallup, WA with beautiful Mount Rainier l... (more)

Just closing the doors and on it's final leg of the special event train that runs for select Mariners games! My friend Todd is at the helm of it today!

Dominating the Seattle-area skyline, Mt. Rainier grab the eye's attention from points spread across thousands of square miles of the Puget Sound region. Barely a month and a half into my tenure a... (more)

Passing one of the few remaining working farms along the route, Sounder #1510 heads north out of Puyallup, WA on the commuter run to Seattle. The train is about to pass under the new Shaw Road bri... (more)

Pulled by a FT-FT-geep-geep-FT-FT set, a Northern Pacific freight heads westbound into Puyallup, WA, summer 1962. We were on our way to Seattle World's Fair. This is on NP main line east of Tacoma... (more)

My heartfelt thanks to whoever put this coal train together with the DPU facing the "right" way. A couple days of no rain and fairly clear skies (clear for the PNW), and this scene comes togeth... (more)

In the pre-Sound Transit era, ABS ruled the territory between Tacoma and Seattle (Ballard), WA. Alas, the searchlights no longer beam their aspect on this stretch of Washington countryside. ... (more)

As shadows creep across the Puyallup River valley, commuters aboard Sounder train 1505 are only a few minutes from the end of their train ride to Tacoma. A low deck of quickly-receding clouds par... (more)

Majestic Mount Rainier towers over a southbound Cascades Service train near sunset. The peak of Rainier is 40 miles from this photo spot.

A Sounder zips through the bucolic countryside.