| Jun 1 | April in Yakima April can bring lots of cloudy weather but it can also bring in some sunshine. On Monday 4-13-26 I knew there was a train coming by looking at ATCS while at a Mexican restaurant in Union Gap. It was on both switches of Pomona at the same time so... |
| Mar 16 | Significant events of 2025 Now that we are well into 2026, a look back at 2025 and some of the big evens that took place on the Yakima Valley Sub. The replacing of Bridge 60.0 just east of Satus, WA between Toppenish and Mabton ranked right up there. The bridge was built ... |
| Oct 26 | Toppenish to Prosser and back 9-27-25 September 27, 2025 was another nice Saturday at the Northern Pacific Railway museum in Toppenish, WA. One of my first photos of the day was Toppenish, Simcoe and Western caboose 12001 in the main yard of the museum. The caboose is former BN 12001... |
| Jun 27 | Yakima Valley Canyon 4-17-25 It has been awhile since I posted any photos of trains in the Yakima Valley Canyon but since I passed through the canyon on 4-17-25 following an eastbound double grain train as I was heading home to Yakima from Cle Elum that gives me some opportun... |
| Mar 5 | Green SD60M West This past Saturday 3-1-25 was a bit special being a bright sunny 60 degree day. And the topping of the cake was the westbound PYT (Pasco-Yakima Turn) by Toppenish, WA at 3:25 PM with BNSF 1473/273 (SD60M/SD75M) trailed by 29 cars for Yakima. Thi... |
| Jan 29 | BNSF train U-PTLFYN at Toppenish On Saturday 1-18-25 while at the Northern Pacific Railway museum at Toppenish, WA we got word that there was a BNSF U-PTLFYN out of Pomona headed our way. I have always liked catching this symbol as the U-PTLFYN is an empty crude oil train from P... |
| Oct 12 | Union Gap, WA This is a detailed look at the town of Union Gap just south of Yakima, WA. The name reflects the gap between two mountains just south of town that the Yakima River flows through. Wikipedia has a lot of great information about the town of Union Ga... |