A westbound descends the long grade from Quincy Wa. to the Columbia River at Wenatchee. The train is on the lower level of the loop between Quincy and Trinidad, the upper level is visible on the b... (more)

An eastbound out of Wenatchee climbs out of the Columbia River Valley..ahead lies the famed Trinidad Loop

Late on a hot summer morning, a long stack train out of the Port of Seattle grinds up the 1% grade through Trinidad. Towering in the distance are the cliffs of Cape Horn (yes, there are twomore)

A lightly loaded local ex Wenatchee, is dwarfed by it`s surroundings as it approaches Trinidad Loop, on it`s way to work at Quincy.

Only seven o'clock on a July morning and it's already sweltering hot in the hills above the Columbia River near Trinidad, Washington. The conditions haven't affected this train's three GEs, which... (more)

BN 2085, the "Pacific Pride II" unit, leads the "Spud Local" west down the curvaceous terrain of Trinidad, WA, on its return from Quincy back to Appleyard in Wenatchee. 2085 received a BNSF H1 re... (more)

A pair of GEs struggle to drag what seems to be a mile-long box of Crayola crayons through Trinidad Loop, an unheralded engineering marvel laid out by the Great Northern that allowed the railroad ... (more)

An eastbound freight grinds its way up out of the Columbia River valley and through the reverse curves at Trinidad.

Looking back to this day after Christmas, my notes show this as 1 of 2 trains photographed in 12 hours. Cold, wet, really hung-over and more than 3 hours away from a cushy leather couch, I rememb... (more)

A colourful stack train brings out the best of the famous curves out of the Columbia gorge at Trinidad. The gravel works off Highway 28 provides a convenient viewpoint.

This Seattle-Chicago intermodal is climbing out of the Columbia River valley as it climbs toward the Trinidad loop.

Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is AN ONCOMING TRAIN!!!!! A Boeing High-Wide train pulls up the grade and approaches Tunnel 11.1 as I capture this scene. Taken during the 2007 Hot-Ra... (more)

An unknown BNSF train lights up the area surrounding the east portal of Tunnel 11. Taken from atop the portal looking south east. Can you spot my car and the railfan? (And if you do, don't point t... (more)