Albany & Eastern no. 2001 arrives with empty log cars for spotting at their transload facility at Crabtree, OR. They will spot empties and pick up loads, then return back to Lebanon, OR where the... (more)

Portland & Western 2307 does a bit of street running in Harrisburg, OR after completing switching on the town's north side. The train is returning south to its home terminal of Eugene.

Northern Pacific's original mainline went up and over Mullan Pass to cross the Continental Divide. Evidence of the original line abounds with remnants of old trestles hiding in the trees. One can ... (more)

MRL 4302 and three mates serve as manned helpers on a loaded coal train climbing Mullan Pass westbound at Green Horn Trestle. The bridge is at milepost 17, about five miles above Austin, MT.

PNWR 2307 leads its local north from Junction City, OR crossing a ballasted deck wood trestle over Ayres Lane en route to Harrisburg, OR where the train will do some switching before returning sou... (more)

BNSF 8465 and a GEVO ease around the curve as they lead an empty coal train over Skyline Trestle on their descent of the east side of Mullan Pass near Austin, MT. NP's former mainline mountain cro... (more)

SOO GP7 381 rolls across the Eau Claire River as below zero temperatures create icy steam on the water and frost the trees. The railroad had a stub end yard to the left of the bridge, then used Mi... (more)

CN 5108 leads another SD40 on a westbound grain train, rolling by an eastbound mostly vehicle train at Conrad siding along the Fraser River west of Cisco, BC. It always amazed me that CN could mov... (more)

Portland & Western GP39-2 no. 2302 handles industry switching on Eugene, Oregon's north side at the Georgia Pacific chemical plant. This was one of three local/switch jobs on duty this morning aro... (more)

BNSF 6139 leads an empty oil train past a chapel just north of Townsend, MT. The eastbound train has a pair of MRL SD70ACes tucked in behind the lead units, most likely headed to Livingston for so... (more)

BNSF 6241 begins its trip over Mullan Pass from Helena, MT with a loaded coal train. The train is about to cross Head Lane after adding four MRL SD70Aces into the train at Helena Jct. Clouds build... (more)

BNSF 5677 and two other units ease an empty coal train off Mullan Pass having just cleared Austin, MT. The train is rolling through Birds Eye and will soon arrive in Helena, MT for its crew change... (more)

Portland & Western 2307, a GP39-2 handles a local north through Harrisburg, OR as marine clouds begin to give way to sunlight. The short local will do a bit of switching at the north end of town, ... (more)

Willamette & Pacific GP9 1801 handles switching chores under a marine sky at Eugene, OR. Operated by the Portland & Western, the unit wears the former Southern Pacific's black widow color scheme, ... (more)

ELWX 329 a former Montana Rail Link SD45 of the same number plays hide 'n seek with the sun and shadows while it awaits the arrival of its crew. Soon it will be at work picking up grain loads as i... (more)