Tacoma Rail's hill job summits the 3% grade at 46th St as the sun rises this crisp autumn morning. The hill job, which runs 4 times a week, shuttles cars from Fife (Port of Tacoma) to Fredricks... (more)

Pumpkin spice season is upon us. The PNWR Toledo Hauler curves off a small trestle into a labyrinth of trees and leaves. For the most part, this year's fall colors in the northwest have been annih... (more)

A CN leader backs down to it's train at West Colton.

A BNSF stack train crosses the Skykomish River at Gold Bar on a smoky morning.

A chartered photo freight moves over the South Santiam river with the Albany & Eastern LLW 5399 on point. For more photos and videos of train, follow me on Instagram @j.po_railphotos

Stuffed and mounted at the Columbia River Gorge Interpretive center. There are not many preserved SPS pieces around and this is one of them. Former BN 9816 was originally a Northern Pacific unit. ... (more)

The Tacoma Rail Hill Job passes a picturesque crossing near Allison as it nears its destination of Frederickson.

In order to switch a local customer today, the EWG has to move TWO sets of storage cars out of the way, using the power based in Cheney. Interesting process to behold. After this maneuver is com... (more)

Interesting collection of cast-off's from other railroads here. Ex-DMIR 205 ended up at Columbia Grain working their elevator in Berea, ND.

Real containers wear pink. TMBL GP40 3001 and GP23ECO 2316 could be accused of playing 'Where's Waldo in a colorful Tacoma muni yard, but Tacoma Rail turns and burns at a rate that has made Tacoma... (more)

Amtrak’s Empire Builder 7 makes its way westbound at Gold Bar in the morning hours on the scenic sub. Recent wildfires that had swept the area have since been largely put out despite Grotto-S... (more)

OPR 100 pulls the ORHF 10th anniversary train. Follow me @j.po_railphotos for more photos and videos or trains!

Stacy Yard, floodlights, fog, ..and goats. A single SW1000 could pull 9000 tons between the UP yard interchange and Stacy as long as all the switches were lined and everyone else stayed out of th... (more)

VANCOUVER WA July 7 2011 — Under a cloudy sky and with diesel exhaust blowing up and to the right Portland & Western GP39-2 2317 (former Santa Fe 3616) proceeds north at the Amtrak station. The ... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Columbia Industrial Park 80-ton Whitcomb 101 (built in July 1944) awaits switching duties as Burlington Northern cabooses roll east in the background. It started life a... (more)