The downhill Amtrak Coast Starlight heads through Oakridge yard after conquering the Cascades.

“The Medford,” CORP’s train from Roseburg to Eugene passes through Judkins before it travels up the WP to the yard for the night. The new Interstate 5 southbound bridge, still in its infanc... (more)

The Amtrak Coast Starlight 14 shoots across Highway 58 on Salt Creek Bridge, the last of two horseshoe curves over ‘the hill.’ Coyote Mountain can be seen above the train along with a view o... (more)

A beautiful summer morning gets even better when this UP train rolls downhill at the south switch of Wicopee.

An on time Amtrak Coast Starlight swiftly cuts southward along Jasper Rd. at Natron.

The northbound Coast Starlight train 14 traverses the truss bridge in Westfir, Oregon. Built in 1910, the bridge allows trains to travel over the North Fork of the Willamette River. Westfir once w... (more)

High in the Cascade Mountains on Union Pacific’s Cascade Subdivision, the Amtrak Coast Starlight train 14 gingerly snakes its way down the 1.7% grade at 20 mph through ‘the slide’ at Fields.... (more)

After conquering the Cascade Mountains the northbound Amtrak Coast Starlight 14 runs downhill through Oakridge, Oregon. During the glory days Oakridge was known for its logging and railroading as... (more)

Fittingly nestled between government buildings and government roads is the Amtrak Cascades 504. Departing northward on this cold and soggy morning along 12th Street in Salem, Oregon. This stretch ... (more)

A downhill northbound mixed manifest takes the horseshoe curve atop Salt Creek trestle at Heather. This is the longest trestle on UP's Cascade Sub in Oregon spanning 515 feet. This is also part of... (more)

On a rainy autumn day the Amtrak Coast Starlight train 14 rolls north through the truss bridge at Fall Creek Junction. Constructed in 1951, the seven-span bridge traverses the Willamette River. ... (more)

Northbound Amtrak Coast Starlight train 14 is over 2 hours late as it takes the horseshoe curve atop Salt Creek trestle at Heather. This is the longest trestle on UP's Cascade Sub in Oregon spann... (more)

Containers zoom through Lincoln St. crossing in Eugene, Oregon.