With its forested 5.6% grade climbing hundreds of vertical feet in a couple of miles towards a 19th century turntable and the largest building in the world, the BNSF Boeing Hill spur between Evere... (more)

Smoke from fires a 14-hour drive away in California has made it to the northwestern part of Washington State today, leaving a strange color in the air. Everett's Delta Yard is a flat yard and a f... (more)

BNSF 2076 leads a trio of heritage I painted Geeps basking in the sun at Interbay locomotive facilities in Seattle. In 2004 it was also still common to see some green units, although most were re-... (more)

It was appropriate that BNSF 2076 should lead a short local from Bend, OR to Madras over the Spokane, Portland & Seattle's most famous bridge over the Crooked River. BNSF 2076 was part of the firs... (more)

Freshly painted BNSF 2076 at Everett.

BNSF 2076 and 2080 go to notch 8 as they shove an exceptionally long train up the hill toward the Boeing plant.

The Boeing switch is being overtaken by the hot Chicago to Seattle Z train on BNSF's Scenic sub.