The Clackamas Switcher is running eastbound on the Tillamook Branch during a cold winter day. The large white apartment building in the background was originally built as a substation for SP's Red... (more)

Portland & Western's first locomotive leads the inaugural PNWR train out of Newberg in August 1995.

Here is an example of CTC on a branchline. After taking cars to Port of Tillamook Bay, the eastbound Clackamas Switcher passes the end of CTC on the Tillamook Branch at Greton. From here west to ... (more)

The head brakeman takes in the sights as Southern Pacific's Toledo Hauler rolls through the campus of Oregon State University.

Assigned to the yard in Vancouver, Washington, is BNSF 1550 – a 61-year-old locomotive still in service on this August 22, 2015 afternoon. Built by EMD as Great Northern SD9 573, this locomotiv... (more)

Power for SP's Willamina Local heads up the spur to Willamina Lumber Company so it can switch out the plant. A log truck on Main Street is taking another load of raw material to the mill.

A cold front has deposited snow on the floor of the Tualatin Valley, a rare sight. The Newberg Turn is running extra today, preparing for the climb over Rex Hill.

The Newberg Turn passes a Little League softball game on a sunny Northwest spring day.

One of Nebraska Northwestern's classic EMDs sits outside of the roundhouse in Chadron. The 303 was originally built as a high hood SD18 for the DM&IR in April of 1960.

Westbound on the Newberg Branch, the Whiteson Flyer is entering Newberg, Oregon at Springbrook siding.

Ex-BN power sits in the tight engine facility outside the ex-BN 32nd St. roundhouse.

To me, the most frustrating part of the CBRW is just outside of Connell, in the Columbia River Basin. The terrain is rugged and interesting for maybe a mile or two as they climb the steep grade ou... (more)

Power for the Willamina Local heads up the spur to switch out Willamina Lumber Company.

The Clackamas Switcher works the yard at Hillsboro, Oregon in summer 1991.

On Labor Day 1988, an eastbound SP drag takes siding for Amtrak 11 on the south side of Albany. At the time, it was common for SP to use first generation power on trains in the Willamette Valley b... (more)