Clouds and Double Stacks

The Rain on Plain, originally uploaded by steveeshom.

Steve Eshom got this stunning shot of clouds above double stacks in Chelan County. Let's face it: unless you're really into taking pictures of locomotives, by themselves, sitting on tracks in a yard, getting out into the weather and catching those same locomotives in their element can be very rewarding! I'll admit that I do like to take "roster shots," but catching something like this would be my Holy Grail.

Happy Independance Day!

Photo courtesy of BL1961 on Flickr

Here's to a day whose real reason is lost on so many, buried under one-day sales and family get-togethers. If I could ask for one thing today, it would be that everyone have a chance to experience freedom in some measure.

Enjoy the day everyone!

Jalopnik Repost: Ten Worst Train Stations

Jalopnik typically writes about auto-related issues, because they're gear heads and like big diesels. But in an odd twist recently they wrote about the Ten Worst Train Stations in The World. It's a real crop.

Their post goes hand-in-hand with another blog post from The Infrastructurist on Eleven train stations that got the wrecking ball (six more listed HERE).

Great reading!

Video - Sound Transit Light Rail Testing

Oran Viriyincy posted this video of Light Rail testing in the Rainier Valley. It's 9 minutes of crossings, honks, bells, and traffic. Great stuff when you like trains, that's for sure!

If you can't see the embedded video below, click HERE to see it directly on YouTube.

Waiting...

"The past is behind me. My destiny is on the other side of that tank car. For now, I stand and wait."

Photo: DSC09011, originally uploaded by emilie_roulet