The very last sunlight of October 11, 2018, softly illuminates a westbound Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad grain train grinding through the curves west of Deep Creek, Washington. The train is ... (more)
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)
Rounding the "Three Sisters" S curves, Eastern Washington Gateway's snoot nose tunnel motor does the honors on the head end of an empty scoot train. The railroad serves grain elevators f... (more)
Under darks clouds on the afternoon of October 11, 2018, a westbound Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad grain train slowly approaches milepost 10 at Medical Lake, Washington, led by former Montan... (more)
Eastern Washington Gateway locomotives gather at Davenport, Washington on a damp February 18, 2017. Former Montana Rail Link SD45 Nos. 328 and 329 (NIWX 328 and EWLX 329) sit near the grain elevat... (more)
“Purple Haze” ~ Mused Jimi Hendrix - an avid science fiction fan - whilst being interviewed: “You know the song … It was about going through this land. This mythical [land] … because tha... (more)
“Harm’s Way to Harvest” ~ One of 154,204 G506 World War II era 235-ci, 83-hp, 1-1/2 ton, 4x4, standard cargo/troop transports built by Chevy in Pontiac, Michigan languishes in the spring sun... (more)
Under storm light on the afternoon of October 11, 2018, a westbound Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad grain train approaches Medical Lake, Washington, powered by two former Montana Rail Link SD4... (more)
"Magellan" ~ Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan must have relied heavily on his cosmographer and sextant when he set out on the “Peaceful Sea” in search of fame and fortune while finding a... (more)
On October 11, 2018, a pair of former Montana Rail Link SD45s sit in the afternoon sun waiting for a crew on the Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad. Soon, they will take the power and pick up the... (more)
Illuminated by the very last sunlight of October 11, 2018, a westbound Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad grain train grinds through the sweeping curve at Deep Creek, Washington, powered by two f... (more)
Late in the day of October 11, 2018, a westbound Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad grain train approaches Medical Lake, Washington, powered by two former Montana Rail Link SD45s, Nos. 328 and 32... (more)
“Boiling heat, summer stench…” ~ Burning. Time. Land. Light. ? EWG is on the move and hogger Zach Hastings has a firm set applied; pinching 456 wheels wanting to roll on half as many axles.... (more)