A BNSF H1 leader rounds through the S curves at index, Wa.

Just before noon Tacoma Rails Hill Job has escaped the Port of Tacoma and takes a short 10 car train up the hill with the two SD70s as the power.

After clearing a tree off the tracks Tacoma Rails Hill Job is underway on the 3.8% grade as they lift the first of two cuts to 85th Street.

PORTLAND OR Aug 20 1981 — Portland Terminal S4 43 goes about its switching duties at Lake Yard. Alco built the unit for North Pacific Terminal (b/n 79560) as NPT 43 in March 1952. When the line ... (more)

Headed to Sieler
Columbia Basin Railroad’s turn to Wheeler from Warden is on the former Milwaukee Road branch to Moses Lake, Washington, moving two covered hoppers to the Wilbur Ellis... (more)

An eastbound on the Modoc Line winds up for the short climb out of Mud Flat to Viewland. Once this modest grade is scaled, it will be all downhill to the crew change at Wendel.

Tacoma Rail's hill job summits the 3% grade at 46th St as the sun rises this crisp autumn morning. The hill job, which runs 4 times a week, shuttles cars from Fife (Port of Tacoma) to Fredricks... (more)

Pumpkin spice season is upon us. The PNWR Toledo Hauler curves off a small trestle into a labyrinth of trees and leaves. For the most part, this year's fall colors in the northwest have been annih... (more)

A CN leader backs down to it's train at West Colton.

A BNSF stack train crosses the Skykomish River at Gold Bar on a smoky morning.

A chartered photo freight moves over the South Santiam river with the Albany & Eastern LLW 5399 on point. For more photos and videos of train, follow me on Instagram @j.po_railphotos

Stuffed and mounted at the Columbia River Gorge Interpretive center. There are not many preserved SPS pieces around and this is one of them. Former BN 9816 was originally a Northern Pacific unit. ... (more)

The Tacoma Rail Hill Job passes a picturesque crossing near Allison as it nears its destination of Frederickson.

In order to switch a local customer today, the EWG has to move TWO sets of storage cars out of the way, using the power based in Cheney. Interesting process to behold. After this maneuver is com... (more)

Interesting collection of cast-off's from other railroads here. Ex-DMIR 205 ended up at Columbia Grain working their elevator in Berea, ND.