A perfect spring morning meant I had to stop in downtown Snoqualmie on the way to work for a few photos of the Northwest Railway Museum. Th... (more)

Power at the rear of a log train pushing up the aptly named "Sand Cut". At 2.2%, the grade is the steepest and most challenging piece of the railroad. Once in a while, if the rail is wet or the ... (more)

After helping to shove a log train up the 2.2% "Sand Cut" these two switchers have cut off at the top and are returning light to town. The railroad passes through sections of deep woods with a fee... (more)

A Union Pacific Employee Family Day special is just leaving the Union Pacific "Argo" yard in south seatle for a short trip south. Leading the train is an E8A and E8B. On the rear of the train is... (more)

The 1202 and 1201 await their job at the rear of the log train which is soon to depart the dock with 40 loads of waterwood destined for the dry-sort yard, 9½ miles away.

ODOT1 - Oh Dat 1 ugly piece of rolling stock. The newest Cascades Talgo set, sporting a cab car that could only have been designed by a committee, rolls through Tacoma for the first time, and it d... (more)

One of two tiny stretches of street running in Tacoma. This one is BNSF's line, delivering a couple loads of ethanol to the refinery at the north end of "D" street. The crewmen is a keeping a c... (more)

A former Burlington Northern F9A is dressed up to represent Spokane, Portland and Seattle No. 802 is on display at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center at Stevenson, Washington, on May 30, 2008.... (more)

A Little Giant Model 64R Trakrane sits in Thrall Siding with a bad order tag attached. The bad order tag states that the equipment shouldn't be moved until repaired. I couldn't figure out what was... (more)

Burlington Northern 975325, a 25-Ton American model 5030DE crane was likely built in February of 1991 as a self-powered locomotive crane. Fitted with either a 426 cubic inch Detroit Diesel model 7... (more)

Hoggers Sterling and Brandon shoot the breeze while waiting for the log train to be unloaded. Mill 5 is just beyond the fence, and South Mountain is shrouded in clouds. When they leave, the 1201... (more)

The stacker has finally removed the last load of logs and the 1200 winds up for the return to Shelton.

The drawbridge over the Columbia River, separating the states of Washington and Oregon, was built by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway in 1908. This swing type bridge was the first of its ... (more)

Eastside Freight grinds uphill at a slow 4 MPH in notch 8. They had an unusually big load for this run. Here they are seen rounding the curve at Cathcart.

Classic American locomotive and classic American muscle! Both built in the 1960's, Eastside Freight's EMD SW1200 and a gorgeous 1969 Z28 Camaro pose together in the sunlight at Maltby.