The Port of Olympia was the departure point for two PT KAI / Indonesian National Railways narrow gauge locomotives on 10/23/2020. CC2051326 & CC2051315 arrived damaged at Progress Rail in Tacoma,... (more)
In classic A-B-A fashion, BNSF 253, 330 (GP60B) and 255 split the signals at CP 32 with about 40 cars of grain, chemicals and wood products for Longview Junction.
BNSF SD40-2 1664 leads a short but sweet consist southbound to Longview. Consist includes GP60B 326 and Dash 8-40B (That's what the frame designation says) 505, a first for me.
It's The Water! It's downtown Olympia on a warm mid-summer Friday and Tacoma Rail's "Belmore" Local crosses Capitol Lake on it's way to work industry in Tummwater's Mottman Industrial Park.... (more)
The Coast Starlight passes through a section of the Rocky Prairie Natural Area near Plumb in SE Thurston County, WA while into the first hours of its trip south to L.A.
Golden scotch broom, evergreens and shimmering exhaust frame the lead of this south bound freight moving through a section of the Rocky Prairie Natural Area near Waldrick RD in SE Thurston County,... (more)
Heading south on the Seattle Sub at MP 38.7 the 6809 is working with a patched SP (6365), another UP (7665) and a CSX unit.
Amtrak Cascades engineer gives a wave before passing under Waldrick Road overpass on a Veterans' Day run to Portland, OR
In the clear at East Olympia. Train just returned from the Lakeview sub and will tie up on the Olympia Branch shortly.
BNSF 3111 Leading the TACPAS, 3111 has rotating ditchlights simular to Amtrak.