UP 3607, an SD45 rumble across the swing bridge just west of the UP Tacoma yard. Once across it will immediately swing north onto the BN mainline which it shares for the run to Portland, OR. The t... (more)

Amtrak's ALC-42 #302 (the first ALC-42 to lead an Amtrak revenue train) and P42DC #161 (the 50th Anniversary Phase I heritage unit) lead the westbound Empire Builder into Everett, WA on February 1... (more)

BN 6919 has its westbound freight tucked into the siding at Odessa, WA as an eastbound meets it. Odessa is about halfway between Spokane and Wenatchee, WA on the former GN mainline.

Back in 1977 it was not uncommon for BN to make light engine moves between Interbay/Seattle and Auburn yard or Tacoma. I was lucky to catch this consist led by BN 1922, a former NP GP9, with steam... (more)

A nice mix of EMD power led by BN SD45 no. 6512 climbs the one percent grade of the Chumstick cutoff west of Leavenworth, heading from Wenatchee to Seattle via the Cascade Tunnel under Stevens Pas... (more)

A New Era For Amtrak: The Inaugural Revenue Run for Amtrak's new long distance Siemens Charger locomotives has less than 30 miles to go to reach the final destination of Seattle, Washington. Thes... (more)

BNSF 9802, an SD70MAC, in BN's older executive scheme brings up the rear of an eastbound coal empty that has taken the siding at Trinidad, WA for a meet. Even the rear end of the unit shows a touc... (more)

BNSF 9118 leads its eastbound empty coal train into Trinidad siding above Crescent Bar, WA where it will hold for a meet with a westbound train. Trinidad siding is located about halfway up the 16 ... (more)

BNSF 3130 and 3120, both GP50s, lead a westbound Quincy Local into Trinidad, WA at MP 1625 on its return from Quincy, WA to Wenatchee's Appleyard. The train operates weekdays as a turn originatin... (more)

BNSF 3130 leads a westbound Quincy Local into Trinidad, WA at MP 1625 on its return from Quincy, WA to Wenatchee's Appleyard. It is passing under a classic ranch access road bridge that has since ... (more)

westbound z crossing Sunset Falls bridge

An eastbound stack train on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision rolls through North Dalles.

Late on a perfect winter afternoon, a westbound mixed manifest crosses the relatively new (2019) trestle over Hamilton Creek in the Columbia River Gorge. The locomotives have just passed the west ... (more)

On a gorgeous Seattle November day, SD45 3618 and mate sandwich BN SD40-2 6910 at Argo Yard. In addition to UP's own wide range of power, their practice of encouraging run through trains with nea... (more)