A Return

16 years ago today, much to the chagrin of Auburn and Yakima, trains began rolling over the old Northern Pacific tracks over Stampede Pass.  It was a bittersweet moment that I have written about before, I traded the old rail yard for the lonesome sounds of the train whistle.  By December 5, 1996, it was cold and snowy we had already received a couple feet of snow and were well on our way to getting several more feet.  Tonight's photo is a BNSF train in the Ellensburg yard taken in late December of 1996, there is about six and a half to seven feet of snow on the ground.