July 31, 2014: Martin in the Morning

Wrong engines for the railroad...GN on NP rails.

July 30, 2014; Grinding the Rail, Checking the Results

The rail grinder at work on a rainy day.

July 29, 2014; Getting to be That Time of Year

Combining wheat, Skagit Valley, Washington

July 28, 2014; What Varnish is Supposed to Look Like

Looking good, the BN Executive F-units run a special along Chuckanut Drive.  In the foreground are the remains of the old interurban line known as the "railroad the went to sea."

July 27, 2014; On the Way to the Nude Beach

A northbound freight negotiates the twists and turns along Chuckanut Drive, not far from the infamous "Teddy Bear Cove."

July 26, 2014; Highball Bow!

A summer evening has a northbound hustling past an awaiting southbound at Bow, WA.

July 25, 2014: Soutbound at Blanchard

Before the days to rebuilds, a true Geep 35 leads a southbound freight at Blanchard, WA.

July 24, 2014; Best Friend

Best friends don't have to be pretty.

July 23, 2014; Flying Up Cathcart Hill

Having been dropped off the mainline at Snohomish, a Boeing fuselage makes the final leg of it's journey to Renton via the Woodinville line up Cathcart Hill.

July 22, 2014; The First DPU's

Radio controlled "slave" unit 6923 works in tandem with a Colorado and Southern SD 45 on an eastbound freight crossing Stevens Pass.

July 21, 2014; Second of Two

The second of two westbounds passes a mid-train helper set at Scenic.

July 20, 2014; Talking Milk Prices

Local dairy fieldman talks prices with a farmer.

July 19, 2014: The Sickle Bar

Field mouse toe nail clipper.

July 18, 2014; Salt by the Block

Unloading 50# blocks of iodized salt.

July 17, 2014; Holding Down the Pick-up

Solving the world's problems while keeping the pick-up from jumping off the road.

July 16, 2014; Farmer Fix

Struggling to get the electric fencer to work.

July 15, 2014; True Colors

MRL SD 45 7555 shows her true heritage under the full moon at Blossburg, Montana.

July 14, 2014; Morning in "Sweden."

A westbound freight emerges from the "Swede" Tunnel on Stevens Pass.

July 13, 2014; Casting a Long Shadow

Shadow of a locomotive parked at Bellingham, Washington.

July 12, 2014; Never to be Repeated

A young me milking in my grandpa's barn.

July 11, 2014; Game of Catch

A long wait in the siding at Skykomish gives the crew of an eastbound freight the opportunity to toss the old pig skin.

July 10, 2014; Pulling Out of Berne

After a meet with an eastbound, westbound Sealand stacks pull out of the siding a Berne, WA on Stevens Pass.

July 9. 2014; Rolling Hello Wave

The engineer of an eastbound freight gives a quick wave to the crew of a westbound helper shoving through Austin,Montana.

July 8. 3014; Watching For Their Next Meal

Cows eat the silage in front of them while out in the field the next batch is being chopped.

July 7. 2014; Adding Horses

An interesting SD 40-2/GP9 combo are being added to an eastbound train at Skykomish for the climb up Stevens Pass.

July 6, 2014: Livingston Nights

Livingston Yard, Livingston, Montana.

July 5, 2104: Austin, Montana

While one helper sets waits, another drops downgrade.

July 4, 2014: Ground Zero

Where it all took place.

July 3, 1863: Pickett's Charge

Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

July 2, 2014: Where Heroes Were Made

Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  On this spot on July 2, 1863, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the 20th Maine became heroes.

July 1, 2014: Morning Fog

A westbound train emerges from a fog layer along the Clark Fork River in Montana.