A westbound grain train on the Lakeside Sub west of Cheney, WA.

A westbound Z train on the Lakeside Sub at Beatrice, WA.

A westbound coal train on the Lakeside Sub approaching Keystone, WA.

A westbound Z train on the Lakeside Sub approaching Sprague, WA.

A westbound stack train at Summit on the Hi Line in Montana.

The eastbound train 8 (Empire Builder) heads towards Bison on a nice clear day in Montana.

A westbound manifest passes by the historic Izaak Walton Inn under smoky Montana skies. (DPU)

A Great Northern F45 converted into a lodging facility at the historic Isaak Walton Inn at Essex, Montana. Yes, you can rent it and stay in it while visiting Essex!

A well powered eastbound manifest passes by the historic Izaak Walton Inn under smoky Montana skies.

A westbound manifest train on the Lakeside sub at Beatrice in the late afternoon on a hot August day.

A rather interesting paint job on this BNSF locomotive, an H2 nose and a "swoosh" on the body. Some high smoke from various California fires mute the sun close to sunset.

Am eastbound manifest train approaches the summit of Providence Pass on the former Northern Pacific mainline in eastern Washington.

A westbound oil train passes an eastbound empty grain train at Beatrice on the Lakeside sub on the former Northern Pacific mainline on a hot August evening.

A lone GP 39-3 sitting on a Sunday in Oakesdale, WA on the former NP Highball line.

A lone GP 39-3 sitting on a Sunday in Oakesdale, WA on the former NP Highball line.