EWG Railroad

01/20/2020

01/22/2019

In collaboration with my son Andrew, we produced what was considered to be the best presentation, "Hands down" by WSDOT, in Eastern Washington Gateway's bid to remain as the operator of the former Northern Pacific/BN/BNSF CW Sub (Cheney to Coulee City, WA)

Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad's presentation to remain operator of the CW Sub and Geiger Spur.

01/22/2019

Experience first hand what it is to work for a shortline railroad as a train conductor...enjoy!

A Conductor's Perspective...

09/24/2018

"Locomotive 2018"
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A great big shout out and chest-bump for Greg McDonnell’s chef-d’oeuvre “Locomotives 2018.” Therein I’ve been privileged to be paged among greats the likes of D.P. Morgan, Greg McDonnell himself, Kevin Keefe, Steve Smedley, Tom Danneman, my very good friend Bruce Kelly, and, of course, Mr. Milwaukee, Blair Kooistra, as well as other accomplished photographers and authors. Huzzah, Gentleman! Huzzah! Some excellent prose and eye-candy for every rail enthusiast to feast upon. I’d also like to express my gratitude to Greg for inviting me to be a part of such an excellent publication and his long-suffering patience in waiting for me to wrap up my essay. Ultimately it was worth the effort and suggest everyone add Locomotives 2018 to their railroad literature library.

09/01/2018

Engineer Jory Langevin running the EWLX 329 on today's Geiger Turn.

08/10/2018

Never compromise on safety: at Work; at Home; at Play!

08/10/2018

"Workin' on the Railroad" ~ Distributing ballast on the EWG ~ Director of Maintenance of Way, Bill Wolff oversees the distribution of new ballast along the CW Branch at Mondovi. Thousands of new ties and tons of ballast have been installed and distributed already this year with many and much more to come!
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08/08/2018

"The challenges are many and great; the men are few but greater!"

08/05/2018

“Boiling heat, summer stench…”
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Burning. Time. Land. Light. ¶ EWG is on the move and hogger Zach Hastings has a firm set applied; pinching 456 wheels wanting to roll on half as many axles. Hastings having transitioned the three D’s to digging-in dynamics – that lonely reedy-whine tells – upon cresting at Hanson two poles past, now just west of Almira occupying Starkel’s dust-parched dirt road in a near 1.3% slope sloping down to 1.5%. 8,000 tons bunched: fifty-five filled steel railed wagons plus two TILX tanks black bringing up the rear empty, flashing Fred hanging, pushing. ¶ This annum’s infernos west belch rising smog high up, blotting out – in seconds – a blood-red black hole sun sinking. ¶ Foreground, stubbled. Thickened whisker-waves of amber shaven combine-close attests harvest is in highest gear, confirmed by that permeating, so distinctive powdery, wheat-sweet harvest-time odor commingling this pungent scent of scorched earth, with exhausted, burnt diesel-heated fumes whirling grit altogether swirl, assailing olfactories and searing every eye including Heaven’s all-seeing eye. (© 03Aug18)