SP 4449 blasts out of the natural basalt tunnel at Drano Lake, part of the 2018 IMAX runs.
Westbound grain train near Home Valley in the Columbia River Gorge.
The IMAX Daylight rolls under the Bridge of the Gods as it approaches Stevenson.
The SP 4449 makes its way east to Wishram on day 3 of 4 days as an Imax move star.
Without any camera equipment on front, 4449 looks like a classic steam era express as it rolls into the eastern Colombia river basin. A few miles ahead, it will wye at the Celilo bridge.
Westbound local at Home Valley in the Columbia River Gorge. Note the locomotive is a GP 39-3.
Anxious feelings of defeat turn to joy as the sun opens up on 4449.
The eastbound Daylight special passes the reservation site at Cook under a subtle mist.
With a little snow still on the rim of the Columbia River Gorge, 4449 blasts into Stevenson on a wonderful spring afternoon. The train is taking part of an IMAX special, with a matching set of BNS... (more)
Surprise! 4449 makes a unannounced run with BNSF business cars. Here it is seen heading east along the Fallbridge Sub. It is apparently filming an IMAX movie. Note the cameras on the front end.
A BNSF grainer makes a grand entrance into the sunshine of eastern Skamania County.
After a rainy morning a narrow band of sunshine aligns with BNSF 7693 on a westbound autorack train at Horsethief Lake, Columbia Hills State Park along the Columbia River.
A lone BNSF GE C44-9W "Warbonnet" leads eastbound grain empties over Horsethief Lake Causeway.
BNSF 8150 leads a westbound grain train along the Columbia River near Home Valley, WA.
SP 4449 is approaching Cook, WA. The excursion from Bend to Portland is running a few hours late due to speed restrictions due to the 100 degree heat.
