End of an era as the last of the Belt line is removed. The last customer having left in 2012, CSX had no use for what was left.

Over a century old, the north portal of the Nelson Bennett Tunnel has seen many trains in its life. Fast approaching, a Robert's Bank loaded coal train is just the next one on this unseasonably wa... (more)

A northbound loaded coke train exits the north end of the Nelson Bennett Tunnel, completed in 1913. This shot was achieved with my Canon 5D and a 16-35mm lens on a tripod with a remote shutter rel... (more)

Loaded oil tankers glint in the last few minutes of a great Spring day. Passing through the Columbia River Gorge, these oil cans will travel through Vancouver, WA, then north on BNSF's Seattle Sub... (more)

The drawbridge over the Columbia River, separating the states of Washington and Oregon, was built by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway in 1908. This swing type bridge was the first of its ... (more)

A westbound BNSF train exits Drano Tunnel on a rainy evening. The Drano tunnel is an unlined tunnel cut through a large rock outcrop which can be seen in this photo. ... (more)

A large transformer heads south on a TTX 8-axle depressed center flatcar.

The business end of a Track Geometry train, BNSF 87 "Skagit River" measurement car sits quietly on a cold spring night. This car would head west the next morning measuring the track over Stampede ... (more)

Forward view of the "Warren R. Henry" private dome car owned by "Patrick Henry Creative Promotions." You can see the P42 used to pull the two car train around if you look closely in the center win... (more)

I was lucky enough to be invited onto the "Warren R. Henry," a private dome car which was originally built for the Union Pacific Railroad. The private car is owned by "Patrick Henry Creative Promo... (more)

"Winter Wonderland" A westbound grain train rolls down the hill on an overcast snowy night.

A westbound intermodal train glides down the grade at Deception Creek.

A steady rain has been falling for the past 18 hours resulting in high water level on the tributary creeks of western washington. This creek is a feeder to Foss River on BNSF's crossing of Stevens... (more)

A Tale of Two Heralds... Undoubtedly, those involved in the Railroading avocation who have ever visited Tacoma are well aware of the Milwaukee heralds (on the left) that adorn a plate gird... (more)

The temperature is hovering around 15 degrees the first weekend of December 2005 - here at Chemult, OR the lights from the classic SP signal bridge shining bright into the darkness. The hiss and ... (more)