Westbound coal train west of Maryhill in the Columbia River Gorge.

Westbound crude oil train west of Maryhill in the Columbia River Gorge.

Surrounded by towering mountains, VIA Rail’s westbound “Canadian” is minimized by the scenery of Jasper National Park, even though the train powered by three F40PH-3s is 23 cars long! The st... (more)

With a massive mountain wall edging Jasper Lake in the background, VIA Rail train No. 1, the Canadian, cruises westbound out of Devona, Alberta, on July 11, 2014. Three EMD F40PH-3s power the stai... (more)

On the inclement afternoon of September 30, 2014, a westbound BNSF coal train passes Frog Pond west of Trout Creek, Montana, during some brief sunshine in the Clark Fork Valley.

Canadian National coal train No. 769 prepares to load at Teck’s Luscar Mine near Cadomin, Alberta, on July 15, 2013. The train first rolls through the loadout, which it is doing here, so the ope... (more)

A former ATSF SD40-2 moves around Vancouver Yard

A westbound BNSF priority manifest freight curves through Bearmouth, Montana, on September 26, 2014. Up front are three Boeing 737 fuselages built by Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas heading ... (more)

Robert Edgar relaxes next to his Jeep after setting up camp west of Trout Creek, Montana, on September 29, 2014. Two GE ES44ACs and a C44-9W power an eastbound BNSF coal empty rolling by on the ma... (more)

Five BNSF GEs take charge on the westbound Denver, Colorado to Provo, Utah trackage rights manifest as it climbs the 2-percent grade in Coal Creek Canyon at Blue Mountain Road on March 14, 2017. T... (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)

An intermission between the wacky weather (which consisted of snow and ice pellets) as the westbound Amtrak Empire Builder rolls along the Puget Sound on its final leg to Seattle.

A loaded grain train heads for the port.

Eastbound manifest train eastt of North Dalles in the Columbia River Gorge.

Westbound oil train west of North Dalle in the Columbia River Gorge.