VANCOUVER WA October 4 2013 — BNSF C44-9W 4551 leads a bulk commodity train on one of the balloon tracks at Terminal 5. The Port of Vancouver built the facility as part of the West Vancouver Fre... (more)

VANCOUVER WA March 24 2012 — BNSF GP60 168 idles on the tail track at the Amtrak station. My photo.

VANCOUVER WA April 9 2011 — BNSF GP39-2 2720 and C44-9W 5417 are at the former site of the roundhouse on the south side of West 39th Street. The turntable has since been moved to the north side ... (more)

VANCOUVER WA May 2 2008 — Northbound UP SD90MAC 8277 has crossed the Columbia River bridge and is entering the curve in front of the Amtrak station. The hills in the background are in Oregon. My... (more)

VANCOUVER WA July 8 2011 — UP SD70ACe 8408 leads a mixed freight south toward the Columbia River Bridge and Oregon. The Amtrak station is to the right. My photo.

The only H1 painted SD60M of the fleet receives work from the Vancouver mechanical department. Follow j.po_railphotos on instagram for more photos and videos!

I've seen a lot of 1x2 trains running the Fallbridge Sub recently. I can also say i've never seen an executive MAC that i've never liked as BNSF 9817 and GECX 4923 push the rear of the train north... (more)

VANCOUVER WA July 7 2011 — Under a cloudy sky and with diesel exhaust blowing up and to the right Portland & Western GP39-2 2317 (former Santa Fe 3616) proceeds north at the Amtrak station. The ... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Columbia Industrial Park 80-ton Whitcomb 101 (built in July 1944) awaits switching duties as Burlington Northern cabooses roll east in the background. It started life a... (more)

The Coast Starlight arrives at Vancouver, USA on a summer evening. As hard as it seems to believe, lead unit AMTK 10 was a quarter century old last September.

Midway through its trip from Eugene to Seattle, Amtrak Cascades train 500 enters Vancouver, Washington. The train has just crossed the Columbia River.

An empty westbound garbage train approaches a crew change at Vancouver, Washingon.

A westbound rolls through suburban Vancouver, Washingon. The crew will finish their trip from Pasco in another nine miles, at BNSF's terminal downtown.

A transfer job departs Vancouver for Lake Yard as they pass another set of local power tied up by the station. According to my notes, this was a Portland Terminal or UP crew of some sort.

A southbound stack train waits for a signal at the Columbia River Drawbridge. The ability to get up close and personal with Amtrak, BNSF and UP trains is a big factor in the railfan appeal of the ... (more)