A westbound loaded grain train accelerates out of the siding at Maryhill, WA, on a "pleasant" morning that would end up passing 100 degrees. I admit this is a "cheater" going-away shot, these are ... (more)
An eastbound mixed vehicle and intermodal train rounds the S-curves just west of Maryhill, WA, on a "pleasant" morning that would end passing 100 degrees and result in us cooling off in that beaut... (more)
On this morning we had some fresh snowfall and sunlight. I was happy to see the snow hadn't melted off the trees yet. We were then blessed with two southbounds within 20 minutes after our arrival.
Rounding the S-curves along the Columbia River just west of Maryhill on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.
The abbreviated (Seattle to Havre, MT, with no Portland section) eastbound Empire Builder leaves the Rocky Mountains behind and heads for the plains of central and eastern Montana.
Westbound grainer rolls out of the siding at North Dalles.
Westbound manifest rolls through Avery, WA, just before sunset.
Westbound loaded coal train for Roberts Bank, BC, Canada, on the fill dividing Horsethief Lake from the Columbia River.
Southbound Amtrak #11 charges uphill towards Cascade Summit, OR, at Wicopee. It had just had to come to a stop one siding back at Heather in order for the crew to restart a shutdown trailing unit ... (more)
An eastbound BNSF stack train approaching Lyle, WA.
An eastbound BNSF manifest running along Hwy 14 between Home Valley and Cooks, WA
A westbound BNSF manifest waits in the siding at Avery, WA.
SP 4449 blasts into Redmond, OR, on the return leg of it's 2-day Portland-Bend excursion.
Southbound SP 4449 splits the signals at the south eend of Deschutes, OR, after a meet with a northbound BNSF freight.
