The weather here in the Northwest has been quite chilly, with current snow accumulation at my house in Vancouver around 6″. Today I ventured out towards the depot to see what might be happening on the rails. The scanner told me things were messy, with lots of switch and signal problems throughout the terminal.
I took a few typical train-in-the-snow photos, but I also captured a few shots of railroaders at work despite the weather:
Conductor on the Coast Starlight train 11. Ten minutes prior, he was on the ground lining a switch.
Conductor on Cascades train 516, asking on the radio if he can depart (and get back inside)
The station agent loads bags. I wonder if he was contemplating chains for the baggage cart?
Conductor from the Z-CHCPTL uses the handle of a broom to remove snow from a switch
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