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Service disruptions between Seattle and Everett, WA due to mudslides and fallen trees prevented the Empire Builder and Cascades from providing scheduled service for a day or so. Yesterday things were back to normal.
Sunday, October 18, 2015, was a cloudy day in Seattle. Normally the Sound Transit “Sounder” doesn’t run on Sunday, but it’s the Seahawks versus the Panthers so there are special trains to take fans to Century Link Field.
October is also harvest time. Trains bring carloads of grain from Canada...
Saturday, October 10, 2014, along the BNSF Bellingham Subdivision brought strong winds and rain. BNSF 4882 leads a mixed consist train northbound just beyond the Bellingham station.
The next morning, the weather cleared and the usual beautiful fall skies returned. Running on time, Amtrak...
Using caution, drones can make a train video very dramatic and give a completely new perspective. Here's the Amtrak Cascades passing north along the shore near Seattle shot with a DJI Phantom Vision 2+
While railfanning in Mukilteo, WA, I was waiting for the Amtrak Cascades when I heard on the scanner that it had stopped, having almost hit a trespasser.