West Cascade Rail

West Cascade Rail

Welcome to West Cascade Rail,

One of Washington State's premier Railroad Videography KZread Channels. Here you will see professional videos of uniquely northwest railroad items, including western Washington shortline action such as the Puget Sound And Pacific, Tacoma Rail, Meeker Southern, and more.

West Cascade Rail is the place to go if you are looking for hard to find Western Washington railroad operations.

Videos will be shot from locations stretching from the Olympic Peninsula to the Cascade Mountain Range. From Hoquiam to Cashmere, from Bellingham to Vancouver. All videos are shot in crystal clear 1080p 60fps, and 4K. My videos look great on devices from huge TVs, to small phones. If you like professional, smooth, high quality, hard to find Western Washington railroad content, this is the place to be.

-Nathaniel


New videos every Wednesday at 12pm Pacific Time and every Saturday at 9am Pacific!

Following A Steam Train

Following A Steam Train

South Carolina Trains

South Carolina Trains

P42s In Notch 8

P42s In Notch 8

Amtrak P42 On Fire

Amtrak P42 On Fire

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  • @breydence_8912
    @breydence_89125 күн бұрын

    Does PSAP trains run at night

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail3 күн бұрын

    Yes

  • @breydence_8912
    @breydence_89123 күн бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail do you want to see it at night

  • @pootispiker2866
    @pootispiker28666 күн бұрын

    I don't know if it's intentional or you just used a terrible microphone, but way too much bass is cut out.

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail6 күн бұрын

    I had to cut put a lot of low end because of the noise people were making shuffling behind my camera. Sorry about that.

  • @pootispiker2866
    @pootispiker28666 күн бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail I thought it sounded odd, especially since it wasn't like that with the DPU passing.

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail6 күн бұрын

    @pootispiker2866 yes, some of my earlier work has some questionable audio work, lol. My newer stuff is much better. I reccomend you check some of it out.

  • @breydence_8912
    @breydence_89126 күн бұрын

    Tacoma Rail hill climb sub is out of service now they don’t go to Fredrickson no more

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail6 күн бұрын

    Correct.

  • @breydence_8912
    @breydence_89126 күн бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail do you know why

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail6 күн бұрын

    @@breydence_8912 The city of tacoma cited the financial issues with running up the hill as a reason why they ceased operations on it.

  • @breydence_8912
    @breydence_89125 күн бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail did this use to be BNSF tracks before the Tacoma Rail bought it

  • @tincanboat
    @tincanboat12 күн бұрын

    That is the dirtiest windshield I have ever seen!! They should have equipment to clean windshields like that.

  • @donh6416
    @donh641614 күн бұрын

    Looks more like the engineer smeared the dirt across the windshield

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail14 күн бұрын

    Hahaha he was rearranging the dirt so he could see through it better

  • @breydence_8912
    @breydence_891214 күн бұрын

    I never see a lot of trains on PSAP Railroad

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail14 күн бұрын

    They can be hard to find.

  • @adventuresofamtrakcascades301
    @adventuresofamtrakcascades30114 күн бұрын

    2:42 amazing

  • @polandball7482
    @polandball748225 күн бұрын

    The 1803 is not a gp9 it’s a boxcar shaped as a go9

  • @amtrakandcsxrailfanning351
    @amtrakandcsxrailfanning35125 күн бұрын

    great catches and video of these Sounderss nice meet with an amtrak too

  • @tonyviviano1604
    @tonyviviano160427 күн бұрын

    I miss Lester!

  • @JustinFrancom-vg3kx
    @JustinFrancom-vg3kxАй бұрын

    My grandpa took the first video and photos of the first train to ride through stamped pass

  • @tonyviviano1604
    @tonyviviano160427 күн бұрын

    Was that Jack Christiansen?

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail27 күн бұрын

    So cool!

  • @haydenthetoyologist4117
    @haydenthetoyologist4117Ай бұрын

    There were no defects.

  • @user-be3cn9ge7i
    @user-be3cn9ge7iАй бұрын

    Shot on panasonic x2?

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_RailАй бұрын

    Fz1000!

  • @Railfan6708
    @Railfan6708Ай бұрын

    The the forth one was amazing 0:48

  • @Bastelfreak
    @BastelfreakАй бұрын

    What settings have you set on the camera? Could you send them to me? I still have a few problems and don't have the perfect video yet.

  • @MrMarshmallow26
    @MrMarshmallow26Ай бұрын

    How late was the train as a result of this set back (I know this was two years ago)?

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_RailАй бұрын

    asm.transitdocs.com/ If you go to this website, they have documented the arrival time of every amtrak train since the early 2000s. This was shot on New Years Eve of 2021, and it's train number 505.

  • @MrMarshmallow26
    @MrMarshmallow26Ай бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail Thank you, I'm trying to grab info on breakdown and other incidents.

  • @Redneck2393
    @Redneck2393Ай бұрын

    Seems like a downgrade to me. Tighter curves and more of them means trains will have to reduce speed more drastically and more often, plus the scenery along the route isn't nearly as nice as the original route which was one of the reasons I and lots of other people loved it. Plus the line is still single track, and Amtrak will still have to share the line with Sound Transit, Tacoma Rail, and the occasional BNSF train. I don't know everything there is to know about this whole endeavor, this is all just based on what I've seen.

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_RailАй бұрын

    I agree

  • @arlingtontrains7
    @arlingtontrains7Ай бұрын

    Very cool indeed, are they on jointed rail?

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_RailАй бұрын

    Most of the line is joined rail, but a few small sections are welded.

  • @johnwinden8511
    @johnwinden85112 ай бұрын

    I’m glad your still out there! Even a short one is still worth watching. Where is this taken?

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the comment, it's good to know that you like to watch them. This was taken near Nisqually.

  • @North_Cascade_Railfan
    @North_Cascade_Railfan2 ай бұрын

    SD70MAC leader, so perfect.

  • @BNSFRailfan_8789
    @BNSFRailfan_87892 ай бұрын

    SD60M

  • @North_Cascade_Railfan
    @North_Cascade_Railfan2 ай бұрын

    @@BNSFRailfan_8789 oh yeah! Saw the H2 on a older engine and assumed SD70MAC

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    In fact the only 60M in h2 still in active service

  • @North_Cascade_Railfan
    @North_Cascade_Railfan2 ай бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail woah

  • @electrictractiontrainsandt3063
    @electrictractiontrainsandt30632 ай бұрын

    Nice close-up view! I like the orange and yellow on these! Subscribed! 👍

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    Awesome man! Welcome!

  • @electrictractiontrainsandt3063
    @electrictractiontrainsandt30632 ай бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail Thanks! I was looking up Tacoma Rail videos and discovered your channel!

  • @electrictractiontrainsandt3063
    @electrictractiontrainsandt30632 ай бұрын

    Great shot! Quick question for ya. When and why did the hill job end? I always liked the video of when Amtrak stalled 21 cars of the American Orient Express on this hill and had to be rescued by Tacoma rail!

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    Sorry for the late response! It was actually a year ago this month. Yeah, that video is a classic!

  • @electrictractiontrainsandt3063
    @electrictractiontrainsandt30632 ай бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail oh, no problem! Did the online customers close or was the hill just too much to climb?

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    @@electrictractiontrainsandt3063 hill proved to be too expensive to operate. Rainier Rail now runs to Frederickson from Centralia.

  • @electrictractiontrainsandt3063
    @electrictractiontrainsandt30632 ай бұрын

    Oh ok! Got it! Thank you very much! That hill sure was something when it operated! 👍

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    @@electrictractiontrainsandt3063 that is for sure.

  • @electrictractiontrainsandt3063
    @electrictractiontrainsandt30632 ай бұрын

    Awesome footage, for sure! 👌👍

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @electrictractiontrainsandt3063
    @electrictractiontrainsandt30632 ай бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail your welcome!

  • @yk.dezire
    @yk.dezire2 ай бұрын

    What camera do you use?

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    Lumix FZ1000!

  • @yk.dezire
    @yk.dezire2 ай бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail Thank you for the reply!

  • @SantaFe126
    @SantaFe1262 ай бұрын

    Thanks for making this video! As a railfan who is considering buying the HC-X2, I found this very helpful. Cool shots!

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail2 ай бұрын

    Glad i could help you out with your big decision!

  • @breydence_8912
    @breydence_89123 ай бұрын

    Nice train

  • @johnnydeville5701
    @johnnydeville57013 ай бұрын

    Love seeing these 'ol EMD GP locos still working hard!

  • @breydence_8912
    @breydence_89123 ай бұрын

    Nice Rio Grand locomotive and Would you want to Railfan at Chrisella Rd

  • @ryanroslan4043
    @ryanroslan40434 ай бұрын

    I live in the area. Thank you for this wonderful video. The drone footage is awesome!

  • @TWF1003
    @TWF10034 ай бұрын

    How did you get access to the Sumner detector crossing? It's now fenced off as if it were a private road.

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail4 ай бұрын

    That's unfortunate. It was a road up until a year or two ago.

  • @TWF1003
    @TWF10034 ай бұрын

    @@West_Cascade_Rail Yes. That was my favorite location to film sounder trains, but now i can't go there anymore.

  • @portlandrailfanproductions1155
    @portlandrailfanproductions11554 ай бұрын

    Track does need a lot of work.

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail4 ай бұрын

    It's better than most shortline tracks in the area 🤷‍♂️

  • @bigiron2572
    @bigiron25724 ай бұрын

    Seeing those locomotives pull regular horizon coaches while in green / brown color really rubs me the wrong way

  • @therailfannerofwesternwa
    @therailfannerofwesternwa4 ай бұрын

    On that stack train with those two engines on the front that is 1997-1999

  • @airsoftguru157
    @airsoftguru1574 ай бұрын

    I love Sounder 921's horn, very unique

  • @North_Cascade_Railfan
    @North_Cascade_Railfan4 ай бұрын

    Amazing! Last catch was pure awesome

  • @railfanningwithmiles
    @railfanningwithmiles4 ай бұрын

    Agreed

  • @West_Cascade_Rail
    @West_Cascade_Rail4 ай бұрын

    Thank you!