Extra 21 East has just emerged from Snoqualmie Tunnel at Hyak, summit of the Cascades (2562'). Note poor condition of the siding, still in daily use. That's the Hyak substation in the background, last used in 1971.
Documenting the comparative traffic of the Burlington Northern, the Milwaukee Road, and the Union Pacific between Puget Sound and the Midwest, mainly focusing on the 1970s but including other time periods as well. Also featuring Milwaukee Road freights on