Thanks again to the ATCS monitor system, a group of us were prepared for a westbound out of the Cascade tunnel. It was dark, I mean really dark. Huddled on the side of a snow hill, I had plenty... (more)

Two of BNSF's latest deliveries, ES44DCs 7212 and 7206, together with a slightly older sibling, draw an empty eastbound grain train ("worm") out of Skykomish and on up the snowy Cascades to Steven... (more)

Be Patient. Even when one train has cleared, there might be a second train.

BNSF 7826 and a strange EMD 9022 quietly idling in the passing twilight.

This train will be the last to pass over Stevens for a while. Track warrants governed the CTC controlled mountains and BNSF 1029 was able to roll through a double red signal. The signals are down ... (more)

Extra power idles in Skykomish yard waiting for a major overhaul of the rails on the pass.

Two visitors from the north are nestled up in the little town of Skykomish helping out many BNSF MoW trains on Stevens Pass. If this photographer didn't tell you this was Sky, you might guess it w... (more)

It's a cold, frigid night on Stevens Pass; around 15F. The moon's light is bright but provides no warmth. Clouds swirl behind east Sky's crossing gates. Snow clings to the cold metal. Waiting for ... (more)

Emerging into a "sucker hole" of sweet afternoon light, this westbound stack train halts at the old Skykomish depot to wait for a meet with an eastbound manifest.

Notice what's on top of this crossing signal?

The tracks up the west side of Stevens Pass will be getting some due attention sometime after this merchandiser passes by, led by a warbonnet that still looks pretty good (!).

Sprinting up the west slope of Stevens Pass, 7776 cants into a curve beside the Skykomish river. In the days of electrification, steam power would switch out at Skykomish a few miles ahead, but w... (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)

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)

The approaching roar of the GE's on the point of this EB stack train was quite a prelude to this illuminating shot of the train crossing the Foss River.