I don't think she wants to go slow.

The Christmas face of a 60-year old warrior still going strong.

That little boy is certainly in awe over the majestic SP 4449. She takes a rest from pulling the Holiday Special in Portland.

A new GE and all 3 phases of the UP's SD70M series jet though Centralia on a beautiful, sunny Northwest morning. The historic Centralia Amtrak station stands tall in the background.

The morning light glows into Centralia's beautiful, historic railroad station.

Three locomotives, three stories to tell.

Grounded Sounders on a rainy day in the Pacific Northwest.

Workin' on the railroad.

Crews are working hard to rerail a fully-loaded 89' centerbeam. The crew in the foreground are BNSF officals investigating the derailment. Note how torqued the centerbeam falt car is!

A box car decides to go for a dip in the Puget Sound as a 2am derailment creates this little mess. Both mains were blocked for 24 hrs. Nobody was hurt and nothing was spilled into the Sound.

Two Amtrak Cali trains wait for departure in the warm summer sun of the Sacramento Valley.

A new 737-800/900 fuselage is being transported to the Boeing plant in Renton. It has come all the way from Kansas and is on the home stretch as it nears the top of Stevens Pass.

The engineer was blasting his horn and gave me a huge grin and a thumbs-up when he hit the pile. Give them a little amusement as they pass Stevens summit.

The Home Run service waits to depart as the Empire Builder readies itself to back into King Street Station

That heron better hurry itself off the rail or its going to get pulverized by BNSF 4611 going at a good 50mph through Edmonds.