A track inspection speeder was parked on the main outside the icicle encumbered BN depot at Easton, WA on the former NP mainline over Stampede Pass. The speeder nine years after the BN merger reta... (more)
A BNSF empty grain train is just leaving Easton Washington on a warm July evening
MILW 24 leads its train out of a forested cut and onto their bridge over the Yakima River west of Easton, WA on its relatively easy climb up the east slope of Snoqualmie Pass.
Milwaukee Road SD40-2 no. 24 leads a freight west across the Yakima River near Cabin creek, west of Easton, WA as it starts its rather easy climb up the east side of Snoqualmie Pass en route to Ta... (more)
The Cle Elum Turn, which originated in Auburn, WA was used to handle carload traffic over Stampede Pass and exchange trains with traffic brought west from Pasco/Yakima. Here, the turn under the co... (more)
Seven units including four Fs have the Cle Elum Turn out of Auburn, WA well under control as they drop off the mountain grade at Easton, WA. The train will continue to Cle Elum, another 15 or so m... (more)
Doyle McCormack and crew prepping Southern Pacific 4449 to highball Easton with the NRHS Tacoma to Easton and return excursion over Stampede Pass.
The Warren G. Magnuson campaign special rolls east along Lake Easton as "Maggie" runs for yet another re-election. By this time the Amtrak Empire Builder had moved off this former NP line to the e... (more)
Southern pacific 4449 Waits to board NRHS members for the return trip over Stampede Pass to Tacoma.
Southern Pacific #4449 nears the summit of Stampede Pass on its way back to Tacoma.
SP 4449 heads into town after wying the train for the photo run by.
The daily westbound Pasco-Vancouver parallels the headwaters of the Yakima River as it passes under the former Milwaukee Road overpass west of Easton. The trail bridge (pictured in the distance) ... (more)
The fall colors are still brilliant at Easton, WA. This empty grainer has just descended Stampede pass.
