Westbound grainer along the majestic blue water and lush spring hills of the Columbia River Gorge.

A BNSF intermodal crosses a berm over Rowland Lake as it races for Portland.

After meeting Amtrak 27 at Wishram, an eastbound BNSF Z train cruises up the Columbia River in the golden early morning light approaching Maryhill, Washington with snowy Mount Hood visible in the ... (more)

A westbound Z train threads through three tunnels simultaneously (and is about to enter a fourth) along the north side of the Columbia River west of Lyle on a stormy day in the Columbia River Gorg... (more)

BNSF 6209 heads a westbound coal train across Union Pacific's Joso bridge over the Snake River near Lyons Ferry, WA en route to a power plant on UP at Boardman, OR. This has been a regular movemen... (more)

Two cigar-branded Gevos dart across the Columbia River as fall sinks into the Pacific Northwest. With the harvest, grain trains are plentiful and commonly have Canadian power.

BN 1792, an X-Great Northern GP9 leads 1754 a former NP Geep on the weekly Mansfield local. The train has just left the mainline at Columbia River siding and has started up a draw through apple or... (more)

BNSF 6209 leads a loaded Boardman, OR coal train across the Joso bridge over the Snake River in southeastern Washington. This movement is typically a combination of BNSF-Laurel-MRL-Spokane-UP for ... (more)

BNSF 5771 leads an empty Boardman, OR coal train northeast from Ayer Jct. and is approaching the Joso bridge over the Snake River in southeastern Washington. This movement is typically a combinati... (more)

CP 9920 leads a UP grain train over Joso Bridge and the Snake River in southeastern Washington. The train originated in the Midwest and was routed through Canada to Kingsgate, BC/Eastport, ID for ... (more)

With setting sun and cloud shadows emphasizing the “black” in Black Canyon, a Canadian National potash train rumbles along the Thompson River west of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on the afterno... (more)

Flying down the Gorge

After meeting a northbound M-HKETB at Joso siding, an 18,000 ton potash train rumbles slowly across the massive Joso Bridge in southeast Washington, soaring nearly 200 feet above the Snake River.

Pair of faded ES44AC elephant style with consecutive road numbers lead a Potash train down the Columbia River Gorge with John Day Dam in the background.

At dusk, a westbound empty trash train cuts through Lyle after piercing a rock tunnel.