GN 599 is beginning to re-appear as restoration efforts progress on former BN 6126. This unit was the final SD9 locomotive received by Great Northern Railway back in 1958. It was part of a ten uni... (more)

BN 1799 along with an F9B 803 and GP9 1794 idle near the Skykomish, WA depot between helper runs in February 1975. The units appear fairly clean considering their assignment of helping trains thro... (more)

BN 6126, ex-GN 599 is getting a paint job from BN Cascade Green and black to as delivered GN Omaha Orange and Pullman Green. Located in Skykomish, WA to be on display in the Town Center Park.

Forty years ago BN 6928 climbs Stevens Pass with an eastbound intermodal train at the apex of the curve on Foss River bridge. The train begins the 2.2% grade climb from Skykomish by following the ... (more)

BNSF 7348 leads an autorack west on the Scenic sub near Skykomish, Washington

BNSF 7579, 5524, 6927 wait in Skykomish with westbound freight including Boeing 737 fuselages for eastbound Amtrak Empire Builder to clear.

Christmas cheer lights up a dreary evening on Stevens Pass as a BNSF stack train rolls through Skykomish, WA toward Seattle. Inclement weather closed neighboring Snoqualmie Pass for part of the da... (more)

An eastbound freight holds the mainline at Skykomish while helpers attach to the rear for the climb up Stevens Pass and through the Cascade Tunnel. Even in the era of modern GEs, the current BNSF ... (more)

BN 1790 along with F9B 807 and GP9 1799 have attached to the rear of an eastbound freight at Skykomish as manned helpers to shove the train up the grade through the Cascade Tunnel, and on to Wenat... (more)

BN F45 no. 6620 leads two SD45s and a GP30 on an eastbound freight stopped at Skykomish, WA for the addition of helpers. Soon the train will climb through the Cascade Tunnel and head to Wenatchee,... (more)

The conductor of BN 5700 East climbs aboard his lead locomotive after cutting off his rear helper.

An eastbound BNSF Q train passes over a beautiful waterfall east of Skykomish, WA just after passing over the Foss River Trestle.

A helper set at Skykomish awaits the arrival of an eastbound freight led by SD45 6445. Soon the freight will pull to a stop and the helper set on this day will tie on to the rear in front of the d... (more)

A BN helper set idles at Skykomish on a rare sunny February day. This was a typical consist in 1975 with BN GP9 1794 (x-GN 721), F9B 803 (x-NP 7000C), and BN 1799 (x-GN 726). This power will soon ... (more)

A empty coal train pulls into the siding at Skykomish.