Welcome
Welcome to the newly relaunched Pacific North West Railfanning (PNWR) website. Here one will find all sorts of websites, blogs, and travelogs documenting the railroads of the Pacific North West of the United States. Enjoy your visit!
What's New
30 June 2024 - The Stampede west — June 27, 2009 entry has been posted.
24 June 2024 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
18 June 2024 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
04 June 2024 - The Finding green on the Lakeside Sub entry has been posted.
27 May 2024 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
22 May 2024 - The The Northern Pacific — From A to Z entry has been posted.
14 May 2024 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
05 May 2024 - The Toppenish and the White Swan branch entry has been posted.
30 April 2024 - The Copper Basin Railway - 1995 entry has been posted.
23 Arpil 2024 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
15 April 2024 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
07 April 2024 - The Seattle Sub south - April 3, 2004 entry has been posted.
25 March 2024 - The MRL 4402 East - March 16, 2024 entry has been posted.
19 March 2024 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
11 March 2024 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
03 March 2024 - The A look at Hawley, Minnesota entry has been posted.
03 March 2024 - The BN 2223 West - for this BN merger day entry has been posted.
26 February 2024 - The Miles City, MT August 4, 2019 entry has been posted.
20 February 2024 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
12 February 2024 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
04 February 2024 - The February 10, 2006 and a few comparisons to 1981 entry has been posted.
31 January 2024 - The Lakeside Sub – November 24. 2023 entry has been posted.
29 January 2024 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
17 January 2024 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
10 January 2024 - The More former NP cantilevers fall entry has been posted.
31 December 2023 - The December 31, 2023 — end of an era entry has been posted.
25 December 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
19 December 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
08 December 2023 - The Toy Train Christmas in Toppenish entry has been posted.
20 November 2023 - The Cajon Pass – November 1981 entry has been posted.
12 November 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
07 November 2023 - The A look at Toppenish, WA entry has been posted.
01 November 2023 - The BCR on BNSF on Stampede entry has been posted.
29 October 2023 - The An afternoon at Auburn and Kent, WA entry has been posted.
24 October 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
19 October 2023 - The Headed to the MRL 9-14-23 entry has been posted.
09 October 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
25 September 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
19 September 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
17 September 2023 - The BNSF 1473 West entry has been posted.
13 September 2023 - The East switch at Hope, ID entry has been posted.
29 August 2023 - The Another Portland to Fryburg reroute entry has been posted.
21 August 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
19 August 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
07 August 2023 - The Focus on South Holgate St – Seattle entry has been posted.
31 July 2023 - The NP numbers game – 5111 entry has been posted.
26 July 2023 - The A visit to the UP at Pendleton, OR entry has been posted.
24 July 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
18 July 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
03 July 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
27 June 2023 - The Bridge 51 between Reed Point and Craver, MT entry has been posted.
18 June 2023 - The Portland to Fryburg, the long way around entry has been posted.
13 June 2023 - The Gordon Lightfoot – remembered entry has been posted.
04 June 2023 - The Stampede Sub – June 1, 2023 entry has been posted.
29 May 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
25 May 2023 - The Warbonnet leading in the Canyon! entry has been posted.
25 May 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
09 May 2023 - The Gordon Lightfoot – remembered entry has been posted.
05 May 2023 - The A day of SD9′s and SD40-2′s entry has been posted.
23 April 2023 - The Bismark, ND depot news entry has been posted.
17 April 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
11 April 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
03 April 2023 - The Back to the Seattle Sub entry has been posted.
28 March 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
20 March 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
14 March 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
05 March 2023 - The Let’s take a look at Wapato, WA entry has been posted.
27 February 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
19 February 2023 - The SP in Arizona – 1995 entry has been posted.
14 February 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
09 February 2023 - The February 2005 MRL trip entry has been posted.
30 January 2023 - The Focus on Yakima, WA entry has been posted.
30 January 2023 - The MRL Motive Power website has been updated.
10 January 2023 - The Burlington Northern Tribute website has been updated.
03 January 2023 - The First photos of 2023 entry has been posted.
Older "What's New" posts have been placed in the PNWR Archive.
USA Railfanning
Arizona - Coconino is the name of the largest county in Arizona. With its 18,661 square miles it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. Coconino County contains the Grand Canyon National Park and the county seat is located at Flagstaff, AZ. The name Coconino comes from Havasupi word for "little water"...more...
Nevada - Earlier this year I was looking over some maps to see what western states I had not photographed any trains. I could see only one, Nevada. I had been to all the other western states and photographed trains there but Nevada was the one state...more...
Oregon - When I think of railroading in Oregon images of SP trains going through the Siskiyous from Eugene to Black Butte is the first thing to pop into my mind. I was lucky enough to railfan the northern part of the Siskiyous when it was still the Southern Pacific in 1991...more...
Washington - Washington state is situated in the Northwest corner of the country. It is bordered by Oregon to the south, British Columbia, Canada to the north and Idaho to the east. The west coast of Washington is ...more...
Other USA Railfanning websites:
Special Tributes
BN Tribute - The Burlington Northern always had a large following. It was a large railroad! Living near Seattle, WA I was lucky enough to see it's early beginnings on March 3, 1970...more...
MRL Motive Power - PNWR is pleased to present a brand new site dedicated to the current motive roster of the Montana Rail Link...more...
Other Special Tributes websites:
Blogs
Here in the PNWR Blogs Section you'll be able to read and enjoy all of the brilliant prose and phenomenal photography of Brian Ambrose as he documents his journeys among several of the most prominent rail areas of the Pacific North West.
Scenic Sub Blog
Quick Check PNWR Blog website:
Railfanning BNSF's Northern Lines
This is one of PNWR's on-going web projects. Although only the Scenic Sub and Scenic Subs are currently finished, the site will go on to encompass all of the Pacific North West including Washington, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota.
Current finished websites:
