I always wondered what this spot looked like after a big snow storm, but the forest service road isn't plowed in the winter and this year there was a good 8 foot wall of snow at the entrance. A pa... (more)

Here's an idea, pick a spot 5' from a roaring water fall and wait for a train, try to stay dry and don't fall in. Ahh, what we do to get the shot. Patience pays off and in this case there was n... (more)

Hot Rail!! Icy mountain stream! One of my favorites from . Ross Fotheringham's Annual Hot Rail event. While freq... (more)

Wind energy: power for a new tomorrow.

4 cabs lined up elephant style. But one of these cabs won't be limited to the rails for too much longer.

On the first real nice weekend of the season, people are enjoying the low tide beach at Picnic Point. This group is among the more responsible, picking a game of volleyball to play rather than ... (more)

A 1/4 mile snowshoe adventure over the most snow on the BNSF Scenic sub since 1957, yielded this shot of an EB Z train over Deception Creek Bridge. My first attempt at snowshoe rail fanning turn... (more)

A Day in North America shot of the Eastbound morning Z train heading downgrade at East Berne. The second loco sure is smoking it up while in dynamic braking trying to hold the train in check on t... (more)

I waited for the train fighting a grin as I nervously watched the fog roll in and out. Soon over the roar of the waterfall you could hear the distinct thuds of an approaching train and no one in ... (more)

Ramming Speed!!! - That's what I heard over the radio, and the chase was on. Road and weather conditions allowed for this pace shot just before "Stop Stop Stop" was heard. Apparently the Snowplow ... (more)

BN 7174 leading a westbound out of Cacade Tunnel in Washington.

One of my favorite shots from last winter (06/07) at one of my favorite spots known to fellow rail fans as “The Slot”. This shot means a lot to me on a 11° day that started off with a some w... (more)

Record heavy snows buried Stevens Pass last December so BNSF wastes no time bringing out the big guns to clear the Right of Way. At one point over the scanner I hear BNSF engineer Michael “Mad-... (more)

On a bitter cold 10 degree day, an Eastbound BNSF stack train has almost completed it's uphill grind through the 8 mile long Cascade tunnel. The headlights illuminate some icicles that have formed... (more)

EB BNSF Z Train along the Wenatachee River.