September 13, 1991 was a perfect late summer morning in Sycan, Oregon. Weyerhaeuser was beginning the process of moving all rolling stock off the Oregon, California & Eastern prior to abandonment.... (more)

Still trying to figure this one out. About 4 pm, this intermodal train was shoving in to the yard, or at least that what it sound like over the radio. The shove is from right to left. On the le... (more)

Intermodal, 1970s Style!

A westbound Southern Pacific intermodal train, full of those "long" 40' containers (two per 89' flat!) has just crossed the Santa Fe's Third District. T... (more)

Seattle Skies. The sky was overcast, but It was still early in the morning when Amtrak Coast Starlight (Train 11) was getting ready to depart King Street Station in Seattle, Washington on M... (more)

Angry Drivers. What else could a sign warning of “Cross Traffic” mean? Amtrak Coast Starlight (Train 11) was making good time under heavy skies as it passed through Chular, California o... (more)

EX SF GP30u sits in the sun on a warm summer day.

Near Starr Road is a spot along the Columbia River frequented by giant carp and the occasional train. It was 100 degrees this day and I waited, knowing the chances of a catching a truck full of ch... (more)

Southbound at the bottom of the bluff near Chelan airport

Tacoma Rail's Hill job makes a late appearance on Sunday morning, crossing the Sound Transit Tacoma bridge, where once stood the historic Milwaukee S-Curve wooden trestle. The acknowledgment pres... (more)

Not quite 117 miles into its 310 mile trip to Seattle, Cascades train 508 is already an hour and fifteen minutes behind schedule. Small wonder that railfans in the Puget Sound area call this train... (more)

The southbound Denali Star arrives at Denali National Park.

With a Siemens Charger shoving on the rear, Amtrak Cascades train 503 rolls southward.

Tacoma Rails Hill passes by the crossing at Allison and along side the old Allison siding which has been used by Tacoma Eastern, Milwuakee Road, Chehalis Western, and now Tacoma Rail.

Two of Portland & Western's ex-ATSF GP39-2s spend a Sunday afternoon laying over at the former Oregon Electric terminal in Eugene. The PNWR 2313 is somewhat notable, as it still carries its origin... (more)

Ever so often PNWR 1854 gets taken off the Rock Train for service. When this happens the unit needs to be dropped back off at Woodburn, OR to reunite with train. With a little divine intervention,... (more)