Amtrak 508 has just started its 310 mile trip from Eugene to Seattle as it passes the water tower at the new Oregon State Hospital. Local icon Spencer Butte looms in the distance. This is the only... (more)
Western Pacific Wood Caboose #641 at Cannery Row -Weighing in at approximately 20 tons, the steel car with a wood sided exterior and locally known as Western Pacific Wood Caboose #WP 641. ... (more)
A local rolls through the Christmas theme village of North Pole Alaska on its way south to work the refinery in town and a power plant at the Eielson Air Force Base further down the branch. Wildfi... (more)
The Hurricane Turn train is tied up in Talkeetna on a beautiful afternoon. This is a former Amtrak F40PH.
The wildfire smoke is really bad on this morning in Fairbanks as a local with a pair of Alaska Railroad GP38-2's hits the elevated curve at Rentals Street on its way to North Pole Alaska.
A view of the head end of the Glacier Discovery train just north of the Grandview Whistle Stop. We are rolling north back to the Portage Depot.
The Coastal Classic crosses over the Lower Trail Lake and through spectacular scenery just south of Moose Pass on its way to Seward Alaska.
The Glacier Discovery train slowly pulls to a stop to allow passengers to detrain at the Portage Depot before departing for Whittier.
After the Glacier Discovery train left town, a freight train comes out to continue building its train at Whittier for the trip to Anchorage later in the evening.
The Coastal Classic train rolls through some spectacular scenery in the Turnagain Arm on its way to Seward Alaska. The trees in between the Seward Highway and the tracks are dead from salt water i... (more)
An empty rock train passes the Alaska Railroad downtown station after a crew change.
Midway through its trip from Eugene to Seattle, Amtrak Cascades train 500 enters Vancouver, Washington. The train has just crossed the Columbia River.
An Alaskan waterfall awaits you as you emerge from the MP 16 tunnel on the White Pass and Yukon Route north of Skagway, Alaska.
Thanks to a good friend of mine we were able to get a shop tour at Tacoma rail. Here is another photo I took in the shops.
Thanks to a good friend of mine we were able to get a shop tour at Tacoma rail. Here is one of the photos I took while we were backing into the shed.
