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  1. Spirit of Washington Golden Spike Ceremony.

    Spirit of Washington Golden Spike Ceremony.

    Before the first run of the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train at its Tacoma location, a "golden" spike was driven at Freighthouse Square.
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    • dinner golden spike spirit train washington
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Diesels
  2. Trash Is Cash

    Trash Is Cash

    For the BNSF, trash IS cash and it hauls a lot of it. Here is an empty trash train headed westbound through the Columbia River Gorge near Bingen, Washington. This train usually has a mix of 2nd generation power such as these 3 SD40-2's.
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    • bingen bnsf columbia gorge river sd40-2 stacks trash washington
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    • Category: Western United States
  3. Freedom Caboose

    Freedom Caboose

    BN caboose 12618, painted red white and blue for Desert Storm, brings up the rear of the Longview Local as it heads through Kalama, WA.
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    • 12618 bn caboose freedom kalama washington
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    • Category: Caboose
  4. Over the Viaduct

    Over the Viaduct

    An eastbound BNSF train heads across the viaduct on the Fallbridge Subdivision at Vancouver, Washington. This scene will soon change as a major track re-alignment will probably bring an end to this old bridge.
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    • Category: Western United States
  5. Talgo Northbound

    Talgo Northbound

    Amtrak 90278 leads a northbound Talgo train at Kalama, Washington on 6/23/2008.
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    • 90278 amtrak kalama talgo washington
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  6. Smoking Out of Town

    Smoking Out of Town

    An empty grain train led by two UP SD90MAC's smokes it up as it accelerates out of town in Kalama, Washington on 6/23/2008.
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    • grain kalama pacific smoke train union washington
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    • Category: Yards
  7. 3-Way Meet at Vancouver

    3-Way Meet at Vancouver

    3 trains (L to R), INBPAS, TACPAS, and a local switcher, all congregate at the south end of Vancouver yard. The INBPAS has 3 CN SD40-2W's and an Oakway SD60.
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    • 3 bnsf cn oakway vancouver washington way
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    • Category: Yards
  8. In Passing

    In Passing

    The southbound Empire Builder passes a waiting BNSF hirail at Seattle's Golden Gardens Park.
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  9. Work Train

    Work Train

    A BNSF work train with a very colorful consist waits in the siding at Skykomish.
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    • 6837 bnsf sd40-2 skykomish washington
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    • Category: Western United States
  10. Waiting

    Waiting

    A very long eastbound stack train pulls into the siding at Goldbar to await the passing of a westbound "Z" train.
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    • 5402 bnsf goldbar washington
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    • Category: Western United States
  11. Amtrak Cascades Train #516 Leaving Edmonds, WA.

    Amtrak Cascades Train #516 Leaving Edmonds, WA.

    Running on time, Amtrak Cascades Train #516 leaves Edmonds, Washington to finish up its journey at Bellingham, Washington.
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    • #516 amtrak cascades edmonds train washington
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  12. Amtrak Train #516 with Alot of People at the Beach.

    Amtrak Train #516 with Alot of People at the Beach.

    Amtrak F40 NPCU #90252 is pulling Amtrak Train #516 at Mukilteo, WA. Alot of people are taking a chance of enjoying the beach and the weather before the 4th of the July.
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    • #516 amtrak cascades mukilteo train washington
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  13. Amtrak Train #516 with Alot of People at the Beach.

    Amtrak Train #516 with Alot of People at the Beach.

    Amtrak 470 East is pushing Amtrak Train #516 at Mukilteo, WA. Alot of people are taking a chance of enjoying the beach and the weather before the 4th of the July.
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    • #516 amtrak cascades mukilteo train washington
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  14. IMG_0942-200805

    IMG_0942-200805

    Headed East
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    • bnsf ptlpas vancouver washington
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    • Category: Western United States
  15. BN MP 1751

    BN MP 1751

    Westbound BN manifest near Index Washington.
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    • bn index pass stevens washington
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    • Category: Western United States
  16. Run around at Scenic with Amtrak Empire Builder.

    Run around at Scenic with Amtrak Empire Builder.

    Amtrak #8 (Eastbound Empire Builder) is running around the M-EVESPO at Scenic, Washington. With a few westbounds of higher priority on the east side of the tunnel, the EVESPO (Manifest, Everett, Wash. to Spokane, Wash.) is going to sit for a while at Scenic while the dispatcher runs trains...
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    • #8 amtrak around builder cascade empire evespo run scenic tunnel washington
    • Comments: 23
    • Category: Western United States
  17. Nighttime Meet at Scenic..

    Nighttime Meet at Scenic..

    A westbound stack train is meeting the eastbound ?Z-9 at Scenic as the fred of the tail end is passing the headend of the Z.. Thought this would be the artsy fartsy shot of the trip.. Comments or criticism??
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    • bnsf eastbound meet night scenic stack train washington westbound
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  18. HLCX #9010 in Wishram, Washington yard.

    HLCX #9010 in Wishram, Washington yard.

    HLCX #9010 rests as the second unit on the M-PASLYD-1-09 (Manifest - Pasco, Wa to Lake Yard, Ore.). Rather unusual to see a HLCX SD45 carbody.
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    • #9010 helm hlcx lake leasing oregonb pasco washington wishram yard
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    • Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
  19. Oakway leading a Westbound Grain Train.

    Oakway leading a Westbound Grain Train.

    Oakway #9031 leading a BN green SD40-2 on it's journey to the ports of Portland, Vancouver or Kalama.. This grain train had a whole rainbow mix of grain hoppers with the mineral red cars starting right behind the power.. It was interesting to see just two units pull this 14,000 ton grain...
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    • #9031 emdx grain kalama maryhill oakway oregon pasco portland train. vancouver washington
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Western United States
  20. BNSF General Manifest west through North Dalles, Washington.

    BNSF General Manifest west through North Dalles, Washington.

    BNSF #3002 leads two other 4-axle power through the curve east of the East switch North Dalles to points westward in Washington state. The grain cars right behind the power were probably added to the train in Pasco to move to the Vancouver/Portland area.
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    • #3002 bnsf curve dalles general grain manifest north oregon portland switch vancouver washington west
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    • Category: Western United States


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