Graffiti removed from South Lake Union streetcar

Local News | Graffiti removed from South Lake Union streetcar | Seattle Times Newspaper

Graffiti is considered by some to be "art" and "free expression." I call bull. Despite the artistic element, it's destructive and tends to be done to private property - property owned by people who don't own spray cans.

Suggestion to taggers: "Find your own piece of property to paint, and then put it behind a fence in an industrial park. Maybe you'll experience what the rest of us do."

Palouse Sunset and a GP30M

This Mike Bjork photo combines two of my favorite things - a Palouse Sunset and an EMD GP30.

What are some of my other favorite things? Pie, lots of it. Cars that are older than me. Two cylinders, two tires and 50mpg.

Nice work Mike!

Yakima Under Wire - 1971

Drew Jacksich took this RailPictures.Net Photo of a GE B+B Electric with Yakima Valley Transportation in 1971. It's nice to see these photos from eras gone by. YVT is not well known, but was a subsidiary of Union Pacific (hence the colors) and abandoned by the railroad in 1985. A portion of the right-of-way still operates the Yakima Valley Trolley.

Great footage of the YVT can also be seen on a nicely priced video from Green Frog - Pacific Northwest Kaleidoscope. Check out more of Drew's photos HERE. Thanks Drew for a great picture!

Oregon Gov won't bend to railroad demands

Just when we thought the Central Oregon and Pacific would be up and operating the fractured branch line by the end of 2008...

The World Link: Gov won't bend to railroad demands

Battling Rail Congestion in Kalama

The Daily News Online - Easing rail congestion still on track?

The Port of Kalama is still part of a rail upgrade plan, although the start date is still five years out. Money is scarce for these types of improvement, so fighting for the funds can get messy.

The above article outlines the plan and some of the struggle.