August 31, 2014; Small Town, Small Power

An aging set of Geeps switch the yard in Burlington, WA.

August 30, 2014; High Tide

Passengers of a southbound enjoy the scenery along Chuckanut Drive.

August 29. 2014: Samish Bay

How local seagulls would view a freight train skirting Samish Bay.

August 28, 2014: Summer Evening Departure

An evening eastbound pulls out of Tacoma, crossing the Muni Beltline/BN interchange point out on the tide flats.

August 27, 2014: What the Mind Forgets the Heart Remembers

That's what famed western rail photographer Richard Steinheimer said about the Milwaukee Road.  How right he was.

August 26, 2014: A Whole Lot of Nothing

Empty tracks and an endless gray horizon, not much happening here.

August 25, 2014; Billy Goat Ruins

Snow shed remains near the "twin tunnels," Stevens Pass, Washington.

August 24, 2014: Storing Summer's Sun

Grass produced by summer's sun pours from the spout of a chopper.  Next stop will be the silo where it will be stored for winter feed.

August 23, 2014; Banged-Up but Still Working

A little bloody, but still attached to my hand.

August 22, 2014; Grabbing for Gears

Dropping her into creep.

August 21, 2014; Coming and Going

From the cab of the rear pusher engines, the head-end of the same train traveling in the opposite direction, Austin, MT.

August 20, 2014: Dust and Steam

In a feed mill, it's hard to tell where the dust ends and the steam begins.

August 19, 2014; St. Maries Depot

A great place to sit in the shade and watch the St. Maries switching.

August 18, 2014; Insignificant

The Montana landscape dwarfs a westbound local.

August 17, 2014: Cutting In At Helena Junction

After splitting a westbound freight, the switchman catches a ride up to the switch where the awaiting helper will be coupled into the train.

August 16, 2014; Local Under the Big Skies

A local job hustles west under Montana's big skies.

August 15, 2014; 4-set At Austin Gulch

Four big motors help a westbound train towards the Great Divide.

August 14, 2014; Crew Change

One crew's done, one's just starting, Helena, MT.

August 13, 2014; Brain Trust

A Montana Rail Link RFE and Assistant Trainmaster brainstorm ideas on how to streamline helper placement on trains crossing Mullan Pass.

August 12, 2014; The Divide Under Threatening Skies

The rumbling of thunder

August 11, 2014; Shooting the "Es"

A dairy farmer pauses from his morning chores to tell a story or two.

August 10, 2014; Adding Power

A Montana Rail Link switchman couples a helper to the rear of an eastbound freight for the shove over Bozeman Pass.

August 9, 2014; Filling the Truck....One Kernel at a Time

Wheat is augured out of a combine and into an awaiting truck.

August 8, 2014: Helper Westbound

A Montana Rail Link helper set travels west to Bozeman for their next shove.

August 7, 2014; Another Barn Bites the Dust

No room for cows when you are building rooms for people.

August 6, 2014; Grinding It Out

Throttle in the eight notch, the speedometer topped out at 11.  It's going to be a hard shove to the top.

August 5, 2014; Smoke Break

The engineer of a local grabs a smoke while waiting on a siding.

August 4, 2014; Close the Gate Behind You

The switchman on the MRL Harrison Local dutifully closes the cattle gate after this train has passed through.

August 3, 2014; Fair Time

Beaming with pride.

August 2, 2014; "Thaaaat'll Do"

A trainman directs a gentle coupling of a helper set onto the pilot of a stalled train.

August 1, 2014: The Air We Breathe

Shafts of sunlight reveal the dusty atmosphere of a feed mill.