Mt. St. Helens peeks it's dethroned crown above the distant trees while a northbound BNSF manifest works downgrade from Napavine into the Chehalis River Valley. Sca... (more)

An eastbound grain empty winds it's way through the scenic Umtanum Ridge Water Gap on a rather warm late summer afternoon. Designated the first scenic byway in Washington State, the Yakima River ... (more)

Dinner Theatre... A Hunter's Moon provides for subtle illumination of the scene as a southbound UP manifest traverses the Joso trestle of south-central Washington. Red and blue nav... (more)

A Tale of Two Heralds... Undoubtedly, those involved in the Railroading avocation who have ever visited Tacoma are well aware of the Milwaukee heralds (on the left) that adorn a plate gird... (more)

A pleasant fall sunset glints an eastbound cut of hoppers near Cliffs, WA. Directly behind the photographer is the John Day Dam. I remember this weekend well. Earlier that morning I burned a ni... (more)

Wintertime at "The Slot." One day prior to a substantial snow storm that blanketed the entire Puget Sound, a westbound BN manifest works it's way up the eastern slope of Stevens Pass. Now I know... (more)

An appreciable amount of snow, sun, and trains can be a tricky combination in the semi-arid regions of eastern Washington. This spotless blue sky January finds a Chicago bound stack train roundin... (more)

A late summer afternoon photo on Stampede Pass is always to be had at the west portal of Tunnel 4, and today is no different. The daily Pasco-Vancouver manifest makes its exit at New Stampede wit... (more)

Due to a landslide of epic proportions on the former SP's "Natron Cutoff" at Frazier, Oregon, Union Pacific is detouring their North/South traffic on BNSF's "Inside Gateway." Seen here at Sherar... (more)

Exiting Green Mountain Mill on it's final trip to Longview, Wa. Weyerhaeuser's Woods Train crosses the South Fork Toutle River for the last time. The concrete span is a replacement; the result of... (more)

Last Run For Green Mountain... The morning Woods Train rounds the corner out of Green Mountain Mill for the last time as the final revenue run readies for its trip down to the finishing mi... (more)

The daily westbound Pasco-Vancouver parallels the headwaters of the Yakima River as it passes under the former Milwaukee Road overpass west of Easton. The trail bridge (pictured in the distance) ... (more)

The summer of Stampede... An early fall afternoon greets the westbound M-PASVBC as it enters the east portal snowshed of Tunnel 4 at Old Stampede. "Plenty" of trains, great weather, and p... (more)

The Evergreen State. A train of northbound empty Canpotex potash is nearing the massive Joso Trestle crossing of the Snake River. Meanwhile I'm attempting not to act deer-like lest the hun... (more)

A mid-summer haze has descended on Puget Sound as northbound Cascades #508 crosses Chambers Bay at sunset. The stagnant air hasn't deterred the fish, however, as an early run of chinook "King" ... (more)