8 big ones on the ground. A few thousand cubic feet of wheat spilled. Track ruined (the CWR is sheared in two different places, and they weren't welds!). No one hurt. A bad flange on a BNSF hopper... (more)
The business end of BNSF's Track Measurement car, the Skagit River. This device, covered in "Caution: Laser" stickers hovers over thousands of miles of rail, checking for defects, keeping the rai... (more)
Commuters are just a blur in the night as the Sounder conductor stands his ground and looks down the platform, waiting to give his engineer the highball home.
The Great Northern hasn't been though Edmonds in over 30 years, but the famous GN herald still glows bright in the station. Looking down on the Train Bulletin, we see Amtrak's 4 daily Cascades sta... (more)
In a new push to increase safety on the rails BNSF has opted to implement much smaller flatcars and more intelligent locomotives. (Track crews used these cars to distribute fishplates.)
A seldom seen, or paid attention-to, aspect of railroading, the mud-splattered truck and journal. This little part of the car is important because it allows them to move! Seen here is a Timken r... (more)
Track crews were replacing welds between Seattle and Everett on this slow Sunday. Here a truck drops a piece of rail so another crew can use it to replace this section of track.