A pretty significant mudslide a few days ago has resulted in massive freight traffic backups and the cancellation of all passenger trains, until today. Cascades 509 is passing under the Tacoma Na... (more)

Two hours at Titlow No. 6: KCS SD70ACe 4156 leads what appears to be the new Portland-Seattle-Texas Z train north on main 1 behind the two grain trains. The second unit was also KCS, a GEVO. What ... (more)

Two hours at Titlow No. 5: On the tail of the first grain train a second grain train followed north on main 1 with brand new ET44AH CSX 3435 leading the train. Lucky catch.

Two hours at Titlow No. 4: DPU 4020 brings up the rear of a loaded grain train rolling north on main 1 with the Narrows bridges in the background.

Two hours at Titlow No. 3: There is a crossover just south of this location, and a grain train was waiting for the light engine move to roll by, and now is headed north past a worker and the Difco... (more)

Two hours at Titlow No. 2: The light engine move heads south with BNSF 7637 trailing. More ties are visible and Difco dump cars are parked on the siding to the left, one with rip-rap in it.

Two hours at Titlow No. 1: Titlow is a suburban area on Tacoma's west side that reaches down to Puget Sound. BNSF's mainline to Portland, shared by UP and Amtrak hugs the shoreline. As winter give... (more)

BN 2518, a former GN GP35 leads a freight past Reservation Tower in Tacoma, WA. This tower protected activity at the east end of BN and UP yards along their respective mainlines in Tacoma. The UP ... (more)

Two weeks has passed since the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle was taken out of service, forever! Five days later the first train crossed the new concrete bridge, or at least half of what will be a doub... (more)

Sounder Train 1517 is crossing the new Sound Transit Tacoma bridge as heads for the Tacoma Dome Station. The remains of the historic Milwaukee Road S-Curve trestle are off to the right. Another ... (more)

MILW 5604 leads an RS2 slug, another U-boat and an F7 A-B-A set (B unit a slug) on a freight headed up Tacoma hill to Frederickson, WA. I am uncertain whether this was a Portland bound train or if... (more)

The first train across the new Sounder Tacoma bridge, is this test train. After delays due to unfinished guard rail, the train crossed the bridge at 9:45 pm. In this shot, it's on its way back t... (more)

In less than 24 hours, if the schedule holds, the first train will cross the new Sound Transit Tacoma bridge. The old 4 steel beam bridge across G street has been dismantled, along with the Milw... (more)

Seahawks at CP Tacoma

Amtrak Cascades train 504 rejoins the mainline as it departs the Tacoma passenger station about a half-hour late on January 23, 2017. This train consist... (more)

I believe this is the first Charger (Siemens SC44) to operate on a train on the West Coast. Here the 4611 destined for service with IDOT, pulls a test train with AMTK 467 on the tail end. It wi... (more)