Expressive morning sunrise in Western Washington.

Locomotive operating across a two lane road.

Testing new automatic crossing signals at NW 8th Ave in North Bend, Washington under the watchful eye of Mt Si.

Mount Si in distance viewed in the early morning light as workers install new rail crossing safety equipment over the state highway.

Contractors install new railway crossing warning devices with Mt. Si and the "Double R" Cafe made famous by television's Twin Peaks series.

Concrete and glass structure designed by noted architect Arthur Erickson. Reflecting pond in the foreground.

The stunning UBC Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver.

Artistic rendering of "Campbells" soup cans by a First Nations artist including flavors of "hang over," "moose meat," "Indian agent maggoty meat," and "beaver.".

Thought-provoking art created by a First Nations artist on exhibit at UBC's Museum of Anthropology.

Blue sky, green pasture, trees in the distance. A few puffy clouds.

Winter in western Washington and southwestern British Columbia can often be spring-like. So bring along a rain jacket and your sun glasses.

"Make fascism wrong again" sign from the Dutch group PAX.

PAX has a helpful suggestion they posted in an Amsterdam park.

Dry leaves on a forest trail in western Washington.

Each fall hardwood deciduous trees add color to the forest floors of the Northwest.

Street trees in fall colors.

Redmond, Washington values trees, and new communities streets have many colorful trees.

Fall forest

I enjoy seeing the way the fall sun, low in the sky, reflects through the forest.

Construction workers install precast crossing panels for a highway.

Unfortunately, antique crossings and signals do not meet contemporary safety standards. So this month SR 202 in North Bend, WA is receiving new precast concrete tubs and welded rail. Next month it gets new constant warning time signals. Safety first, even on a century-old railway!

Pond high in the mountains surrounded by evergreens.

More than 4,000 feet above sea level and a peaceful silvan setting reveals itself deep in the forests of British Columbia.

Snow-covered trees and mountains.

It is mid October but the coast mountains of British Columbia are already receiving meaningful snow accumulations.

Moss on a rock.

Moss on a rock almost resembles a rocker with curly hair, right?

Vine maple leaves turn orange and red in October in the BC coast mountains.

A drive through the BC coast mountains found some maple trees preparing for fall.

Clouds invading forested mountain sides

The clouds roll through the mountains of the Coquihalla in an early fall storm.

Dragon lizard.

A friend stopped by to visit and decided to show off.

Seagull taking off from a beach.

A gull takes flight along the Oregon coast.

Historic brewery in St. Paul, MN.

Schmidts operated a significant brewery in St. Paul but shuttered it in 2002. Today is has been converted into artist's lofts.

Stone mansion in St Paul, MN.

The James J. Hill house is an imposing structure the Empire Builder himself lived in until his passing. Today, it is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society and is open throughout the year.

McCloud River Railroad steam locomotive 25, a 2-6-2 built by Baldwin in 1925

Late in posting but no less honored to be included in the 100th birthday celebration for the McCloud 25 at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in September. McCloud 25 was built by Baldwin in 1925.

Rocky coast with crashing surf and nesting birds in a wildlife sanctuary on northeast coast of Kaua'i.

Kilauea National Wildlife Sanctuary on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.

Tropical ferns

Discovering ferns on a jungle stroll.

Sir Topham Hatt, the railway controller for the island of Sodor.

We are today honored to receive a visit from Sir Topham Hatt!

The Pearl and Stone Winery team

Pouring wine into a glass.

Guests enjoying wine from local wineries.

Guests enjoying the wine train experience

In April local wineries and the "RR Cafe" partnered with the Northwest Railway Museum for a Wine Train experience and we all had a blast. The next event is on June Teenth featuring a local African American-owned winery. Tickets are $99 and available at shop.trainmuseum.org/EventPurchas...

Northwest Railway Museum’s tedious restoration of a 1901 parlor car | Snoqualmie Valley Record “We’re not trying to build a better railcar … we’re trying to build this railcar.”

Work on the Pullman parlor car is continuing, and the local paper visited to document some of the work: www.valleyrecord.com/life/northwe...

Vacuum excavation around a signal foundation.

Searching for hidden fiber lines - vacuum excavation to find the actual location of alleged transcontinental fiber optic cables in North Bend. This is a job that literally sucks! A new foundation is planned and avoiding utility conflicts is essential.

Steam locomotive 924 is gleaming in the sun. It is a former Northern Pacific Railway 0-6-0 steam locomotive at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie, WA

The NPR 924 is out for its first operation of the season! Fresh from its annual inspection and hydro test, it will pull Mothers Day excursion trains at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie. Rogers built the 924 in 1899 making it one of the oldest steam locomotives still in regular operation.

Perkins home from the east.

Perimeter fencing, circa 1890.

Stair corner post ornament.

Front elevation, Perkins house.

Perkins house, Colfax, WA built in 1886.

Originally the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern, now the Northwest Railway Museum, at Snoqualmie Falls.

Tracks along a cliff side in Western WA.