We're in the clear on three lead with train 254 while an eastbound Colstrip train passes on the eastbound headed for the Columbia generating plant in the Town of Pacific.

Side collision of a work train and yard job with no injuries but a lot of damage.

Westbound Sprint train 209 passes through Portage at 40mph with OPR Earl Chappell hooping up trainorders to Brakeman Jim Bottoni.

Amtrak's Empire Builder eastbound at the west end of Portage Yard on the eastward track coming in for the station stop. Note the semaphore signal for the westbound main as this was the signal syst... (more)

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha with two ex-MILW E-9's pounds out of Portage,WI. sanders on and throttle in run 8.

I'm standing under the eves of the old umbrella shed at Portage,WI. to record three trains on the eastward track. The caboose of an eastbound next to me then our east patrol engine and a coal trai... (more)

Before the "StPaul" was called the "Milwaukee" and before the "Pacific" was added the photo above was captioned as train #8 stopped at Portage,WI. date on back showed 1898. Photo hung for years in... (more)

CP AC4400CW 8523 approaches Portage West with 484. Big consist today!

Eastbound train 264 at Portage Junction on the eastward track 177 miles from its Chicago destination after traveling all the way from Tacoma,WA.. Not as hot as train 262 and making a few more stop... (more)

The Madison/Portage power is serviced after arriving from Madison,WI..

We're doing the walk-around inspection of our horse for the eastbound trip to Milwaukee. A little something extra has been added in the form of a GP35...hope it works.

Waiting for the west end crew train 255 (old 91) four unit set of wagons rest at the ready for the trip from Portage to St Paul.

We're about to board the lead locomotive of train 254 St.Paul/Milwaukee Way Frt at Portage,WI.. We'll be following an eastbound hotshot with three GP 40's and the switch engine down to Mudlake cro... (more)

We're stopped at the Junction as the Empire Builder approaches at Twilight. After they clear we'll back into Portage yard and get our train for our all night journey to Milwaukee on a covered wago... (more)