SP 4449 delights the fans standing on the overhead bridge in Mukilteo, WA as it leads UP 8444 along Puget Sound.
When strutting along only a few yards from a salt-water drink (at high tide), isn't it comforting to know that the engineering department is trying to keep you supplied with good rail?!
Even the railroad scene can be changeable. Less than two years later, this yard layout has been changed and First Street (at left) has been eliminated. On the other hand, some Mukilteo residents... (more)
Sound Transit locomotives face south, so for those who catch the afternoon commute from Seattle to Everett, we find the power in push mode, as is 911, the "Mariners" unit.
After days of crossing North America, this trainload of containers is a matter of hours away from embarking on the next step in its journey, a voyage across the Pacific. The locomotives, on the o... (more)
One of railfans' preoccupations while trackside involves spotting likely homesteads, with a good view of the action! The neighborhood overlooking Mukilteo's curve seems to offer some good candida... (more)
Redevelopment of the Mukilteo waterfront continues (replacement of old Air Force tank farm with new dock for Boeing and an additional Sounder station) as the trains likewise continue to run.
Heads turn and little kids run towards a south-bound freight in the early evening. A spectator in the shot is the engineer the universal "honk" signal. Sadly, the only noise this beast will make i... (more)
Looking across from the ferry, a BNSF Manifest highballs along Mukilteo with a Power Bar leading. Fall is still visible from the trees.
Wait 'til Wal-Mart, Costco, et al. get ahold of this type of Big Box operation! The Boeing Local has just descended from the assembly plant uphill in Everett with big-box containers for transport... (more)
A BNSF Z train enters the MP 28 Siding as the the sun lets out the last bit of light.
A ementy BNSF manifest rolls along the Puget Sound at Mukilteo as the sun sets.
As any European train should, this Talgo trainset fits itself nicely into one shot.
