AMTK 465 rushes an Amtrak Cascades service train north towards its stop at Tacoma. Passengers enjoy views of Puget Sound from Nisqually into Tacoma as the train glides past Days Island. Unfortunat... (more)

A Cascades train hustles past the sidings of the St Johns trench.

A surprise visitor made its way down to Chicago last October. AMTK #465, a Cascades F59PHi formerly assigned to the Pacific Surfliner. In the next few years, this unit will call Chicago home.

Amtrak Cascades rolls along the Puget Sound at Steilacoom, but not for long. The inland Point Defiance bypass will move all Amtrak operations off this extremely scenic stretch of railroad.

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha rolls north along Puget Sound at Meadowdale Pier on its way east from Seattle to Chicago via the former GN to Spokane, and the former NP through Montana. With its ecl... (more)

Amtrak Cascades train 516 skirts along scenic Richmond Beach during golden hour.

An Amtrak Cascades train heads under the retractable canopy of Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners pro ball team.

Still wearing original "Amtrak" lettering, this Amtrak Cascades train glides along the calm Colony Creek, providing a very nice reflection on a beautiful summer morning in the scenic Pacific North... (more)

Still wearing original "Amtrak" lettering, this Amtrak Cascades train heads out of town past Century Link Stadium.

Golden light, but a mis-matched Cabbage! Argh! When this is a daily occurrence it makes me wish there were one standardized scheme.

Golden hour is upon us, and baking in the hottest weather the PNW region had seen all year was worth the wait to catch this Amtrak Cascades train hugging the shore of scenic Puget Sound.

Golden hour is upon us, and baking in the hottest weather the PNW region had seen all year was worth the wait to catch this Amtrak Cascades train hugging the shore of scenic Puget Sound.

Amtrak Cascades is planned to no longer run over some of the most scenic parts of the route (such as this location) once the inland "commuter route" is completed, which is supposed to save some mi... (more)

On a hot 95 degree day, waiting for over 2 hours to capture an Amtrak Cascades train coming around the bend with perfect golden light upon the scene, two teens decide it was a good time to stop tr... (more)

The front of the locomotive received a nice wash and shows off its cleanness of the nose during a nice morning in Marysville.