| Dec 27 | Ellensburg to Easton 12-19-06 Driving home to Renton from an MRL trip I stopped by Ellensburg, WA to take a few photos in the snow. First up was the wooden NP caboose in Kleinburg Park near the depot. The Yakima to Ellensburg local was also in Ellensburg while I was there. U... |
| Jul 1 | Stampede west – June 27, 2009 This is an updated post to one that I wrote way back on 6-27-09 for the Stampede Sub Blog but back then I used only one photo. This time there will be more photos of building and bridges that I also took that day. Saturday morning 6-27-09 was bri... |
| Feb 5 | February 10, 2006 and a few comparisons to 1981 Back on 2-10-81 I spent the day at Easton, WA visiting with my friend Roger Quillen at the depot as Roger was on duty at 08:00 that morning until 4:00 PM. There was snow on the ground and a very sunny day. Plus BN ran a morning eastbound I photo... |
| Nov 1 | BCR on BNSF on Stampede As Thursday October 19, 2023 had a forecast of sunshine and temperatures in the 70′s days before I made plans to spend the day on the Stampede Sub so I could write a current Blog report on the Stampede Pass line. Before I left home for Eas... |
| Jun 5 | Stampede Sub – June 1, 2023 On a sunny June 1, 2023 Thursday morning I decided to head west from my new home in Yakima to Easton and catch at least one train. I knew that I had one coming and as it neared Kanaskat I took off for I-82 and then west on I-90. This was the opp... |
| Mar 20 | Easton to Lester semaphores In March 2023 there was a discussion on the use of NP and BN semaphores over Stampede Pass between Easton and Lester on the Stampede and Yakima Valley Sub Railfans Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/366156403540504/ This photo of west... |
| Dec 24 | A baretable? Well that’s different On Wednesday morning December 21, 2022 I was watching train at Auburn, WA and heard the BNSF’s B-SEABWA get permission from Auburn Yard to come around the Stampede Wye and head out to Restricted Limits 100 for a crew change, outbound crew wa... |