Westbound garbage train west of Maryhill, WA in the Columbia River Gorge.

Westbound grain train running through the winter wonderland that the Columbia River Gorge has experienced this December.

Westbound grain train running through the winter wonderland that the Columbia River Gorge has experienced this December.

Westbound grain train running through the winter wonderland that the Columbia River Gorge has experienced this December.

Coal Train at Skamania in the Columbia River Gorge.

Late westbound Empire Builder at Maryhill, WA in the Columbia River Gorge.

Late westbound Empire Builder at Maryhill, WA in the Columbia River Gorge.

Late westbound Empire Builder at Maryhill, WA in the Columbia River Gorge.

Westbound coal train at North Dalles, OR in the Columbia River Gorge.

Empty military train at Maryhill, WA

Garbage train at Towal.

Z train east of Towal, WA.

For a while in late 2014, the BNSF ran the SD75's on the garbage trains.

An early snowfall in the Columbia River Gorge in November of 2014 provided a different back drop at Maryhill, WA.

A westbound grain train at Maryhill, WA.