Both of these trains mean business. A hot intermodal train full of imports meets a train loaded with wheat for export.

One of BNSF's "new" GP38-2's mills about Yardly in Spokane while another BNSF westbound grainer blocks a grade crossing. The nose you see is that of BNSF 4496.

This could easily be 1965 with that truck. The Inland Empire Rail Historical Society's Northern Pacific F-unit days are numbered in the Spokane Fairgrounds. Washington & Idaho Railway is trying to... (more)

Odd to see so many CP units in Sandpoints little UP yard linking the UP to the BNSF and MRL. But look at this picture. Do you notice anything very, very wrong? (Don't point out whats actual... (more)

Two Amtrak Cascade trains wait for their departures early in the morning. The train in the foreground is AMTK 510 with service to Vancouver BC and in the background is AMTK 501 with service to Por... (more)

The only time I'll get up this early on my Spring Break is for trains, and thats exactly what I did. While I'm waiting for the Amtrak, the daily commuters march towards the cities core for another... (more)

Stan protects the crossing and WRIX 316 rolls east with 5 fertilizer cars bound for Moscow.

EMD's F units had a nose that the gods themselves must have designed.

A small steam locomotive sits at the old NP depot in Pullman, WA and an FP9 on lease to the W&I sits nearby for this weekends train show. This might be a once-in-a-life time opportunity for this p... (more)

Deep under the Portland zoo, a single car westbound MAX train makes its station stop.

One of the daily hot Z trains pulls away from a flashing yellow signal after the 2nd Sounder passes. There is a 10mph restriction going though MP 17.8 (the switch?) today.

Hillsboro bound!

*sniff sniff sniff*

148 is in the perfect spot this morning.

Good morning Seattle!