Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe operated a fleet of 28 ALCO PA-1 passenger diesels (and 16 PB-1 diesels). In 1967, as the PAs were beginning to be replaced with new FP45s, U28CGs and U30CGs, four of S... (more)

A Siemens Charger is providing the power for a consist of Superliner cars on train 519, Amtrak Cascades service from Vancouver, Canada to Seattle. The train is about to pass the former Great North... (more)

Steam locomotives "Lahaina" No. 1 and "Launiopoko" No 3 are on display at the site of the Pioneer Mill in Lahaina. Both locomotives once saw service moving sugar cane in Maui.

A former East Broad Top Railroad open top hopper car acts as a sign base at the Puukolii Station of the currently out of service Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad, at Kaanapali, Hawaii.

The locomotive shop of the currently out of service Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad, at Kaanapali, Hawaii. During the past few Christmas seasons the railroad operated holiday trains over a... (more)

The unique shovel nose GE typically power the excursion trains. However, our power began to experience ground fault issues while enroute. The VERY unique DL-535Es were kept at the ready in Skagway... (more)

Cascades 505 heads to Portland on the tail end of a snow storm that brought a fair amount of sea level snow to the Puget Sound. The storm also brought some wind, kicking up the waves along the so... (more)

Sounder Train 1700 led by cab car SDRX 109, heads north across the Bridge of Many Names, while a southbound BNSF manifest makes its way to the Seattle Terminal and ultimately Vancouver WA. The B... (more)

As viewed from my cruise ship, an Alaska Railroad passenger train boards passengers to take them to Denali and points north.

Seattle Center Monorail Red Train is emerging from the tunnel of steel through Seattle's Experience Music Project Museum and arriving at its final destination Seattle Center. Opened in 1962 tog... (more)

Doyle McCormack's 1948 Alco built Nickel Plate PA-1 No. 190 rests within the Oregon Rail Heritage Center on display for visitors to gaze upon in between restoration sessions.

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Switching Grain: An old EMD GP9 moves a cut of grain hoppers around as a ship is loaded with grain in the background at the Tacoma Export Marketing facility along the Tacoma waterfront.

A train from Vancouver BC passes through Samish on its way to Seattle.

While this shot isn't exactly what I wanted it is as close as I have gotten after 18 months and 6 different attempts. It is difficult to fly the drone here as it can and usually is windy, hence th... (more)

As we approach the shortest daylight hours of the year here in Alaska, even the trains are in short supply. Not many trains at all on the south end of the RR, one that did run was the annual Holid... (more)