Fall Arrival: The Portland section of the Amtrak Empire Builder approaches its destination of Portland Union Station as it passes BNSF's Lake Yard on a cool fall morning. Leading the train ... (more)

Portland Traction Co. SW1 number 100 a.k.a. "The Most Famous Diesel in the Northwest". Reckon that might be so, but that other locomotive behind it, the 1127 I think, well it's big in So... (more)

The 2022 Holiday Train has some new power this year with Polson Logging Company #2 on point. The train has previously been pulled by SP 4449. The smaller Mikado is more economical and does less we... (more)

Threading Through Portland. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman 313 (WEBX 801044), former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built 549 (WEBX 801045), and former New Yo... (more)

PORTLAND OR Aug 20 1981 — Portland Terminal S4 43 goes about its switching duties at Lake Yard. Alco built the unit for North Pacific Terminal (b/n 79560) as NPT 43 in March 1952. When the line ... (more)

PORTLAND OR May 22 1984 — Portland Terminal S2 39 sits at the engine facility. The unit was built in 1949 for Northern Pacific Terminal as NPT 39. It became PTRC 39 when the railroad changed its... (more)

A light power move from Albina Yard leaves H1 BNSF 1013 trailing past Union Station.

UP 1124 leads the Kenton local past one of the many stripped and burnt cars which litter North Portland.

SP 4449 was fired up for the ORHF 10th celebration as OPR 100 leads excursions in the background. Follow me @j.po_railphotos for more photos and videos or trains!

OPR 100 pulls the ORHF 10th anniversary train. Follow me @j.po_railphotos for more photos and videos or trains!

Passing Through Portland. On March 28, 2022, Amtrak Train 11 (Coast Starlight) was crossing the Steel Bridge in Portland, Oregon with Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built ... (more)

AMTK 500 is being helped after have issues with the lead Charger locomotive. The goat boat leaders are starting to make a return to the rails with installation of PTC. I didn't expect my first cat... (more)

49 gets towed into position for a charter along the Oregon Pacific in Portland.

Finally got me a Pepsi can!

MP 3165, a non-dynamic brake SD40-2 showed up at Albina Yard, Portland, OR in run-through/mileage equalization. Five years later in 1982 UP would react to the BN-Frisco merger (1980) by merging wi... (more)