Stevens Pass is named for John Stevens, who discovered and surveyed the pass as the best railroad route through the Cascade mountains in 1890. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens_Pass Years later, he ramrodded much of the construction of the Panama Canal.
What a great place to railfan, especially during the winter months. If you like this location, consider trying Essex, MT in the middle of Glacier Park. They have the historic Izaak Walton Inn, and an operating freight yard where all the helper engines reside. They assist in pulling freights up to the continental divide in both directions, the Empire Builder stops daily, and the food in the Inn is just superb. They also have a footbridge over the double-track mainline that's great for movie taking!
Love the Vid .. I was up there on Jan. 16, 2016 Taking photos for a Train Sim Vid i plan to do (now that its 2 yrs later) it was good to be home for a bit .. though i could not get a picture of the tunnel entrance cause i was driving a Empty U-haul .. lol .. Well awesome vid .. maybe we passed by each other and didnt know it .. Cheers
Those are 737 fuselages that will go to Renton. The excess height cars being dropped will be taken up the hill into the Everett plant by the pair of GP38's.
Great snowfall at the 36:40 mark. I was wondering about the meeting of the two trains. Which one was on the up hill? It looks as though the train that is stopped is on the uphill leg. What say you?
![Stevens Pass [BNSF's Scenic Subdivision through the beautiful Cascade Mountains of Washington State]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HFhzpeHz9Ts/mqdefault.jpg)
Stevens Pass is named for John Stevens, who discovered and surveyed the pass as the best railroad route through the Cascade mountains in 1890.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens_Pass
Years later, he ramrodded much of the construction of the Panama Canal.
Thanks for a very beautiful clear video. just looking at the all that snow made me cold. Thanks again for a very good video.
What a great place to railfan, especially during the winter months. If you like this location, consider trying Essex, MT in the middle of Glacier Park. They have the historic Izaak Walton Inn, and an operating freight yard where all the helper engines reside. They assist in pulling freights up to the continental divide in both directions, the Empire Builder stops daily, and the food in the Inn is just superb. They also have a footbridge over the double-track mainline that's great for movie taking!
That's definitely on my bucket list!
Makes me cold just looking at the video!
Great scenery.
Damn... those GE's are a monster puller and those FDL Diesels are sweet!
For sure!
Hi very nicely done video thanks for posting Dave
Awesome video!! Very beautiful scenery.
Phillip Morales Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Love the Vid .. I was up there on Jan. 16, 2016 Taking photos for a Train Sim Vid i plan to do (now that its 2 yrs later) it was good to be home for a bit .. though i could not get a picture of the tunnel entrance cause i was driving a Empty U-haul .. lol .. Well awesome vid .. maybe we passed by each other and didnt know it .. Cheers
Woo-hoo! I was just looking for something to watch at work whilst I am labeling some mail pieces.
+Trenton Sullivan Awesome! Hope you enjoy.
Those are 737 fuselages that will go to Renton. The excess height cars being dropped will be taken up the hill into the Everett plant by the pair of GP38's.
I drive a five axle semi for a living and can only gross 80,000lbs..Can you imagine how many trucks it would take to haul all this freight?
Thanks for keeping our country moving! It would take tons of trucks to do the job of one train :)
Great video......thanks for posting! Where's the best places along hwy 2 for pictures/videos?
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Great snowfall at the 36:40 mark. I was wondering about the meeting of the two trains. Which one was on the up hill? It looks as though the train that is stopped is on the uphill leg. What say you?
WJack97224 If memory serves you are correct. The stopped train is on the uphill leg before the Cascade Tunnel.
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That's impressive!
Saw your post on Stevens Pass on FB. Very nice video! I subscribed.
+Yard Limit Just checked your channel also. Very nice work. I subscribed to you as well.
Ah AMTK 197's k5L echo through the valley is reminiscent of the BC Rail days with their echoing K5H's
Yes!!! Love those BC Rail units
Video is nicely done, too bad that blank step in front of the camera at 25:00.... hate that.
It doesn't matter where you set up, there's always one jerk who stands in front of the camera!