Ex-CB&Q E8 No. 9949 makes a station stop at Vancouver on the point of a Portland-Seattle train. Note the crew talking with someone on the platform.

Amtrak Cascades train 516 skirts along scenic Richmond Beach during golden hour.

Amtrak Cascades heads south past scenic Pioneer Orchard Park in Steilacoom, WA in storm light.

Amtrak Cascades heads south past scenic Chambers Bay Golf Course in University place in golden light after a storm rolled through.

A northbound Amtrak Cascades heads under the Tacoma Narrows bridges with the Seahawks cabbage on the rear.

Amtrak's Mt. Rainer passes under its namesake mountain as the train approaches Puyallup, WA on its way to a station stop at Tacoma. This train was one of the Seattle-Portland short haul trains tha... (more)

An Amtrak Cascades train rolls along the scenic Puget Sound past Chambers Bay Golf Course with Mt Ranier looming in the background. This train just made it at last light - talk about a nail biter!... (more)

Still wearing original "Amtrak" lettering, this Amtrak Cascades train glides along the calm Colony Creek, providing a very nice reflection on a beautiful summer morning in the scenic Pacific North... (more)

Amtrak Cascades heads along this scenic part of Puget Sound for now, but eventually this section of beautiful railroad will be bypassed for an inland route currently under construction.

Amtrak Cascades NPCU with similar, but slightly different number boards.

The old and the new in focus. Originally opening in 1896, Portland, Oregon's Union Station has hosted a variety of railroads and their interesting motive power over the years, and today, it got a ... (more)

A P42DC leads an Amtrak Cascades train into Tacoma.

There are two Mount Rainiers in this shot: the mountain and the train. The next station stop for train 797 is Tacoma.

An Amtrak Cascades train pauses alongside the eastbound Empire Builder at Union Station in Portland, Oregon, on September 25, 2016. Working through traffic overhead on the Broadway Bridge over sta... (more)

An Amtrak Cascades train pulls out of King Street Station.