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  1. Coal at Evaline, WA

    Coal at Evaline, WA

    Northbound Centralia coal train top of the grade on Napavine Hill at Evaline, WA, moving VERY slowly. Love those SD75M's!
    • robjacox
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    • bnsf coal napavine seattle
    • Comments: 5
    • Media category: Western United States
  2. Milepost 111

    Milepost 111

    Taken at Milepost 111 on the BNSF Seattle Subdivison, I was N/B on a M-LYDVBT. Due to congestion at Longview/Longview Jct, we got held here well into the night. Seeing the awsome sunset forming, I decided this might make a awsome backdrop to capture one the cantilever signal bridges left on...
    • RailroadJeep
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    • bnsf cantilever seattle signal sub up
    • Comments: 3
    • Media category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  3. BNSF #9229 North at Evaline, Washington

    BNSF #9229 North at Evaline, Washington

    BNSF #9229 North at Avery Road W in Evaline, Washington. This is a coal train bound for the power plant at Centralia, Washington. The #9229 is bathing in the last light as the clouds are on the increase creating low light conditions.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #9229 avery bnsf burlington evaline fe north northern railroad road santa seattle subdivision w washinton
    • Comments: 5
    • Media category: Western United States
  4. BNSF #8024 South @ Winlock, Wash.

    BNSF #8024 South @ Winlock, Wash.

    Burlington Northern Santa Fe #8024 South leads a loaded garbage train on it's way out to Roosevelt, Wash. landfill.. Notice that these 3 units are green and very difficult to get in 2007.. Also, #8024 does not have a snowplow, which is unusual for a road switcher like several of the BNSF...
    • SP&SFan
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    • bnsf burlington fe gargabe landfill northern rabanco santa seattle subdivision train washington winlock
    • Comments: 1
    • Media category: Western United States
  5. BNSF #2880 in Heritage I paint.

    BNSF #2880 in Heritage I paint.

    Here we see a green BNSF GP39 and an orange BNSF GP39 that are consecutive numbers. Both have a middle fan which indicates that they are ex-GP35's instead of the unique GP30's..
    • SP&SFan
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    • bnsf burlington fe field green heritage northern one railroad safeco santa seattle subdivision washington
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    • Media category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
  6. SP&S #700

    SP&S #700

    Spokane Portland & Seattle #700 heading back to Brooklyn Yard from an afternoon at BNSF's Vancouver Yard delivering Santa Claus to the families from the Vancouver Terminal pool of employees. #700 is just south of the Vancouver Center crossovers and about to enter the BNSF Columbia...
    • SP&SFan
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    • #700 amtrak bnsf brooklyn burlington depot engine fe northern oregon portland railroad santa seattle sp&s steam subdivis vancouver washington yard
    • Comments: 0
    • Media category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  7. Amtrak #467 Hustles South.

    Amtrak #467 Hustles South.

    Amtrak #467 is the leader for the Talgo's on train #507 as it hustles it's way from Olympia-Lacey to Centralia, Wash.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #507 amtrka seattle subdivision talgo
    • Comments: 5
    • Media category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  8. UP South Seatle

    UP South Seatle

    UP 7691 leads sisters 7689 and 7687 through South Seattle with Mt. Rainier watching from the background.
    • avarua
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    • c45accte seattle up
    • Comments: 2
    • Media category: Western United States
  9. 844 and the City

    844 and the City

    I know that there are going to be a bazillion photos from the 2007 UP Steam trip to Seattle, but most folks seem to shy away from the urban landscape for their rail photography - especially steam. For some reason I'm drawn to it, so here's my effort from the big trip to the Northwest.
    • NP1232
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    • 844 seattle steam urban
    • Comments: 4
    • Media category: Mainline Excursions
  10. WIRX #3186

    WIRX #3186

    Here is an ex-SP GP9 (WIRX #3186) sitting at Peavy grain elevator just north of Kalama, Wash.
    • SP&SFan
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    • elevator gp9 grain kalama peavy seattle sp subdivision washington
    • Comments: 7
    • Media category: Detail Photos
  11. MRL 390

    MRL 390

    Here is my MRL 390 shot at the south end of Kalama, Wash. Love them F45's!!!!
    • SP&SFan
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    • f45 grain kalama mrl s. seattle subdivision train washington
    • Comments: 1
    • Media category: Regionals and Shortlines
  12. MRL F45 Great Adventure

    MRL F45 Great Adventure

    I did catch Amtrak, but this is the going away shot of Amtrak # 506 (Talgo-Portland, Ore. to Seattle, Wash.) The lead part of his train is crossing over from main #1 to main #2.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #506 110.9 amtrak mp ore. portland seattle subdivision talgo train wash.
    • Comments: 0
    • Media category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  13. Matt and me's MRL F45 Great Adventure

    Matt and me's MRL F45 Great Adventure

    My friend Matt Adams and I had our fun MRL F45 Great Adventure. We were in search of a MRL F45 on the Seattle Sub that another foamer had given us the heads-up. Well, we did catch some other trains in the mean-time. This consist is cool with the BN leading two H1 SD40-2's.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #7037 bn bnsf green manifest sd40-2 seattle south subdivision train
    • Comments: 11
    • Media category: Western United States
  14. Milepost 111 - Seattle Subdivision

    Milepost 111 - Seattle Subdivision

    I was in search of a MRL F45 on the Seattle Sub that another foamer had given us the heads-up. Well, I did catch some other trains in the mean-time. Here is BNSF #7056 north with a general merchandise freight head possibly to Longview, Wash. or points north.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #7056 bn bnsf green manifest north sd40-2 seattle subdivision train
    • Comments: 2
    • Media category: Western United States
  15. MRL F45 Great Adventure

    MRL F45 Great Adventure

    BNSF #6809 south at MP 111.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #6809 1 bnsf garbage heritage sd40-2 seattle subdivision train
    • Comments: 0
    • Media category: Western United States
  16. MRL F45 Great Adventure

    MRL F45 Great Adventure

    I had fun on my MRL F45 Great Adventure. I was in search of a MRL F45 on the Seattle Sub that another foamer had given us the heads-up. Well, we did catch some other trains in the mean-time. Here is the CEFX #103 at MP111 crossovers.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #103 bnsf cefx grain mac sd90/43 seattle subdivision train
    • Comments: 1
    • Media category: Western United States
  17. Recent shot of MRL #390.

    Recent shot of MRL #390.

    Here is a few of my recent shots from May 14 2006. This one is at Ostrander, Wash. on Seattle Subdivision
    • SP&SFan
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    • 390 bnsf grain mrl seattle sub train
    • Comments: 3
    • Media category: Western United States
  18. Southbound at Steilacoom

    Southbound at Steilacoom

    UP 4821 leads a southbound Stack Train across one of the many bridges along Puget Sound.(UP has trackage rights thru this area on the BNSF Seattle Sub)
    • Joe O
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    • bridges puget seattle sound stack sub train
    • Comments: 2
    • Media category: Western United States
  19. Seattle City Light No.6

    Seattle City Light No.6

    Back in 1978, Seattle City Light No.6 2-6-2 was fired up again after sitting on display in Newhalem WA for many years. Running a special 3-car train from Concrete to Sedro Woolley WA several times a weekend during that summer. It was short lived. This shot taken east of Hamilton WA. The engine...
    • Ryder P. Moses
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    • city light no.6 seattle
    • Comments: 0
    • Media category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  20. IN FROM ALASKA

    IN FROM ALASKA

    In from Whitter Alaska two tugs pushing rail/stack barge up to offloading ramp.
    • hobo
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    • arr harbor is. seattle wa.
    • Comments: 2
    • Media category: Freight Cars



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