As Frederickson, Washington is growing, Tacoma Rail is in tactical retrograde from the area and the business will now be handled by Rainier Rail from the much flatter southerly approach from McKen... (more)
For the final time, Tacoma Rail runs the Hill Job up Tacoma Gulch. After grabbing the second cut further down the hill, 7001 leads what may be the final uphill cut of freight cars ever on the hill... (more)
For the final time, Tacoma Rail runs the Hill Job up Tacoma Gulch. With the 3000's dead in tow, they get up to a walking pace after stalling out on the S curve just below. Will this be the last tr... (more)
This is one of the last freights to leave Frederickson to the north over Tacoma Rail's Mountain sub. Frederickson will continue to be served by rail as Rainier Rail will enter the area from the s... (more)
Rolling into Frederickson, Tacoma Rail's SD70ACe-P4 duo pulls a short train up to Allred Junction on a cloudy January day. The days are numbered for this operation as only weeks are left.
Tacoma Rail's hill job summits the 3% grade at 46th St as the sun rises this crisp autumn morning.
The hill job, which runs 4 times a week, shuttles cars from Fife (Port of Tacoma) to Fredricks... (more)
Both of Tacoma Rail’s Aces scream at full throttle, with the throaty roar of the EMD engines echoing throughout the gulch as they battle gravity to bring a sizable Hill job up the 3.5% grade. Th... (more)
Real containers wear pink. TMBL GP40 3001 and GP23ECO 2316 could be accused of playing 'Where's Waldo in a colorful Tacoma muni yard, but Tacoma Rail turns and burns at a rate that has made Tacoma... (more)