One of my favorite parts of railfanning Amtrak; the human aspect. So many stories, so many hugs, so many happy faces. This lovely couple anxiously waits for the Builder grind to a halt so they can... (more)
The first Sounder of the night rolls into Edmonds.
Christmas lights adorn the cute little historic station in Edmonds. A GN-era baggage cart sits on the platform and an NP cart (in an ex-GN station...) sits inside. The Sounder, however, is all bus... (more)
Sparks fly as one of the track replacement crew slices through the new rail.
Commuters are just a blur in the night as the Sounder conductor stands his ground and looks down the platform, waiting to give his engineer the highball home.
The Great Northern hasn't been though Edmonds in over 30 years, but the famous GN herald still glows bright in the station. Looking down on the Train Bulletin, we see Amtrak's 4 daily Cascades sta... (more)
Some frost nips the shady rails and the new snow-covered Mt. Baker rises out of the north.
A BNSF Garbage Train highballs Edmonds with a Approach Medium Signal. Mount Baker is seen visible in the background.
Train 7 waits in the hole at Edmonds, WA while the Washington State Ferry "Spokane" enters the ferry slip.
The first Sounder of the evening, sporting the new Tacoma "City of Destiny" paint scheme... not that anything good can ever come out of Tacoma!
This stack train waits for the evening commute to make it through Edmonds before heading south.
A BNSF Intermodel train stopped at Edmonds during a typical weekday evening.
A BNSF Garbage Train stops at MP 18 to wait for 2 Sounder Commuter Trains and for Amtrak Empire Builder. Notice on 2 people on the beach, having a romance?
This BNSF will need to stop at Edmonds for a Sounder Commuter Rail and Amtrak Empire Builder before continuing on to Roosevelt.
