A grain train crosses a berm in the Columbia River Gorge as it heads west to a port, where the grain will be exported to a faraway land.

On a windy President's Day, a BNSF garbage train rolls westward along the Columbia River.

A DPU assists the two leaders of an oil train as it heads east through the Columbia River Gorge.

An empty Union Pacific oil train rolls though the Columbia River Gorge as it heads back to the oil fields of Canada.

Portland & Western's transfer freight heads southward after receiving an approach from the dispatcher.

Usual yellow power is seen baking in the sun at UP's Albina Shops, with Albina Yard lurking in the background.

The Silver Solarium brings up the tail end of the SP 4449's excursion to Bend, Oregon.

After departing Oaks Park, the SP 4449 passes a small pond with the Holiday Express in consist.

As a result of the 2006 washouts on sections of the Port of Tillamook Bay's route, the railroad's 6164 was stranded on the eastern side of the Coast Range. This engine's life would not last long a... (more)

The SP&S 700, built in May 1938 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, stands proudly amoungst Alco-product NKP 324, constructed 17 years later originally for the Utah Railway.

Despite the looks of things on the date it occurred, most would think that this is the ORHF's annual Holiday Express. That is not the truth. This past October, PRPA-founder and SP&S 700 volunteer ... (more)

The Deschutes Steam Special crosses the Willow Canyon Trestle as it readies to come to a halt at the north end of the bridge. At that point, riders will deboard the train and prepare for a photo r... (more)

The SP 4449 crosses the Deschutes River as it heads south to Bend, Oregon.

An empty BNSF garbage train races around a curve in East Vancouver, heading west to Downtown Vancouver.

The POTB's Ex. SP Tillamook Branch was once a scenic passage for freights heading from the plains of Hillsboro to the scenic coastline along Tillamook Bay. This changed in December of 2007, when f... (more)