Amtrak's late afternoon Cascades service run from Seattle to Vancouver, BC leaves Seattle, crossing the Ballard draw bridge over the Ballard locks. This double track line was Great Northern's main... (more)
A scene that wasn't supposed to be anymore! Cascades trains along the South Puget Sound and over the unique Bridge 14. Due to the tragic derailment of Cascades 501 in December, passenger train... (more)
The Coast Starlight glides along Puget Sound at Steilacoom, south of Tacoma, WA on a sunny April day. Amtrak continues to use this route after their December 2017 derailment of a Cascades service ... (more)
Amtrak's Coast Starlight makes good time in south Seattle on BN's mainline to Portland as it glides through S curves just north of Black River Jct. in October 1974. At this time the train was pret... (more)
A pair of SDP40Fs in the later styling head up the Coast Starlight as it prepares for departure from Seattle's King St. Station. The units are blocking the southbound main track, thus a BN transfe... (more)
Amtrak train #513, led by WDTX 1403, a new Siemens SC44 Charger, heads south along Puget Sound with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in the background at Titlow, WA on 12/13/17.
Today was to be a landmark day in the history of Amtrak and Washington State DOT. And it was. Unfortunately, the debut of new Talgo passenger train service along I-5 from Tacoma to Nisqually met w... (more)
Amtrak's Pacific International is about 30 minutes out of King St. station, Seattle, WA as it glides along Puget Sound en route to Everett. Passengers headed to Vancouver, BC will get more water l... (more)
The Empire Builder gets underway after a brief stop at East Auburn. The train was routed through Washington state via the old NP mainline during this period and its next stop is Seattle's King St.... (more)
Amtrak Cascades skirts the scenic Puget Sound at Tacoma, WA.
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'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)
Amtrak Cascades NPCU with similar, but slightly different number boards.
Amtrak 44 - A Reminder of Better DaysAfter several days of typical Seattle mist and gloom, the sun burned through on January 23, 2017. While cold, it was sunny as Amtrak's Coast... (more)
