Just around the point from Celilo heading east along the Columbia River.

Eastbound rounding the curve at 116. The Biggs grain towers and MT Hood in the back.

After crossing the Columbia River from Wishram, WA (seen in the distance) a southbound begins the climbs up Deschutes River Canyon. The UP main, US 30 and I-84 are just below.

BNSF 7486 serves as the DPU on grain empties heading back to the Heartland for another load as seen from high above the Columbia River near Lyle, WA.

In a cloud of coal dust BNSF 6233 charges past Horsethief Lake in the late afternoon.

Westward UP priority intermodal freight is nearly making track speed of 70 MPH as the train approaches Arlington, OR on the last crew district before arriving at Portland. Trailing unit 3781 deve... (more)

First day of my trip to the States and I had been speaking to the engineer of this train and they said that they were heading south over this bridge. had to wait and take the picture.

I believe this is called Cook curve but am not completely sure. First afternoon of my recent trip to the States.

After climbing for about 20 minutes up the hill and waiting for nearly two hours, finally we got a train shortly before sunset