Wintery Columbia River Gorge
Looking back from the sleeper on Amtrak’s westbound Pioneer reveals that we just passed a westbound Union Pacific freight train in Goff siding in a wintery... (more)

The premier power of the era, four SD40s lead the Portland/Seattle Vans (symbol PSV) up the steep grade out of the Snake River valley into the Blue Mountains near Encina, OR.

PNWR 2307 leads the Toledo Hauler at Summit, Oregon

The Nyssa Depot is a unique Art Deco architecture depot along UP's Huntington Subdivision. While unique depots dot the OSL, this one is my personal favorite to get trains blasting past. This would... (more)

Once DS got him by a fleet of westbounds near Baker City, there was nothing but wide open rails and high greens and the race was on to Nampa where they'd be getting off for the day.

Eastbound UP ZBRG2 rounds the curve at Celilo on their way towards Hinkle, passing through the Columbia River Gorge.

Eastbound UP ITAG4 passes through the West End Mosier searchlights, headed Eastbound on the Portland Sub towards Hinkle

NB manifest is on the move after holding at Oakbrook for a south bound train.

Southbound BNSF Pasco to Fresno freight crosses the Deschutes River bridge North of Maupin, on their way South towards Bend

CN manifest heading south!

A City of Prineville freight train slowly proceeds westbound on a long tangent with a pretty good vertical curve, approaching Prineville Junction, Oregon, on a sunny September 28, 2016.

A westbound City of Prineville Railway freight passes through ranch country in the Crooked River Valley west of Prineville, Oregon, as it approaches Lone Pine Road grade crossing at O’Neil on Se... (more)

City Of Prineville Railway 989 heading back east to Prineville, OR with four tank cars.

City Of Prineville Railway 989 works it's way east back to Prineville, OR

City Of Prineville Railway 989 heads back east to Prineville, Oregon with four tank cars.