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  1. Street Running In Renton,WA

    Street Running In Renton,WA

    An EMD F9 pulling the "SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON DINNER TRAIN"towards the old Renton Depot at the end of a Saturday Lunch trip.(Ex B & O and MD DOT locomotive)
  2. Skykomish History

    Skykomish History

    This sign is next to the tracks at Skykomish.
  3. One Chance, One Train

    One Chance, One Train

    The family was gathering in Bellingham for Mrs. NP1232's mom's birthday and it takes about 2 hours of riding ferrys and driving to get there. As we crossed over the BNSF Bellingham Sub just north of Burlington, the CN 5746 passed under. Because we were running on time, Mrs. NP1232 authorized a...
  4. Garbage Under the Mountain

    Garbage Under the Mountain

    BNSF's U-EVEROO slides under Oregon's Mt. Hood as it begins the climb up over John Day dam.
  5. Going away like past times.

    Going away like past times.

    The end of a BNSF local slowly rolls under the signal bridge at the west end of Pasco yard.
  6. Peek-A-Boo!

    Peek-A-Boo!

    BNSF GP38-2 #2369 pokes its nose out from behind a covered hopper at the BNSF Vancouver, WA yard.
  7. Milwaukee Road 630

    Milwaukee Road 630

    Here's the first Milwaukee Road photo I took. It was in Bellingham WA, May 19, 1962. SW1200 630 was excercizing trackage rights on the Great Northern main to Vancouver B.C.. They were less than half a mile away from their own rails that led up the hill to downtown Bellingham. I had accidently...
  8. Ballast of a different kind

    Ballast of a different kind

    Barge to rail interchange in Seattle, May 2003
  9. When They Were New

    When They Were New

    My friend Chris had to add the 963 to his consist at Wenatchee so he had to put it on the point. A quick call to me resulted in a chase from Leavenworth to Startup. Here is train 27 climbing the grade at Berne. It's a good thing Chris had some extra power as the 963 stopped loading about half...
  10. BNSF in the Columbia River Gorge

    BNSF in the Columbia River Gorge

    WB BNSF on the Wishram sub
  11. BN Index Wa.

    BN Index Wa.

    BN 8068 Westbound near Index Washington USA
  12. BNSF 4756 at Stanwood

    BNSF 4756 at Stanwood

    MINBVBC105A is waiting for two Southbounds at Stanwood, WA on 7-05-03.
  13. Historic rails

    Historic rails

    May 5th 2003 The spirit of Washington dinner train rest on the historic rail that shaped the town of Renton WA.
  14. Canadian power on UP trains

    Canadian power on UP trains

    CP 8640 leads a northbound UP manifest train through the connecting track at Marshall, WA on May 3, 2003.
  15. Z train in Fresh Snow

    Z train in Fresh Snow

    The ZSSECHC208C is headed East at Grotto, WA on BNSF's Scenic sub at MP 1737. The power is BNSF 9253, IC 1023, CN 5544, and IC 2458.
  16. Rail Grinder Keeping Washington Green

    Rail Grinder Keeping Washington Green

    Suprise of the year was a Loram Rail grinder sneeking up the Rails 8 miles North of Station Seattle WA This is the fire prevention car on the end.
  17. Grinder Throwning Sparks  everywhere!

    Grinder Throwning Sparks everywhere!

    Suprise of the year was a Loran Rail grinder sneeking up the Rails 8 miles North of Station Seattle WA
  18. Grinder Throwning Dust everywhere.

    Grinder Throwning Dust everywhere.

    Suprise of the year was a Loran Rail grinder sneeking up the Rails 8 miles North of Station Seattle WA
  19. Seattle Stacks go South

    Seattle Stacks go South

    Broad St and Bay Ave in Seattle is the staging location for this stacktrain headed south from Seattle. Feb 10th 2003
  20. BNSF 3539 off the rails

    BNSF 3539 off the rails

    Afrer crossing the broken rail the front traction motor stayed on the track.


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