trains

Now, travelers have another way to make it home for the holidays.

"Take the last train to Clarksville I'll be waiting at the station..." -The Monkees Are There a Lot of Trains in Ritzville? There may be a last train to Clarksville, but there is no end to the train activity in Ritzville. This is according to Max, a tow truck driver who is giving me the 411 on the city's relationship with Amtrak and BNSF. Dri ...

Richard T. James, a 72 year-old truck driver from San Antonio, Texas, has been in the business for decades, but has never had this kind of experience. The KCCS Inc. employee drove his truck off the road, rolled it down an embankment towards the Columbia River and the truck came to a rest on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. One train in the area was able to stop, but a second could not and struck

You can't hate on the guy's passion for trains, but when this heritage 1953 EA engine lets off it's horn, this 'foamer' may have 'passioned' his pants. Side note: I just learned that extreme train enthusiasts are called 'foamers'.