A westbound BNSF freight approaches downtown Stevenson, running on slow orders due to the high temperatures in the Columbia River Gorge that day.
The same train I photographed at Chamberlain Lake and Cooks finally passes through Stevenson, after a delay when an open hatch on a tank car was spotted from a passing train.
An eastbound BNSF freight is dwarfed by a basaltic pillar just east of Bingen, with a CSX unit second in the consist.
A short local returns east to Wishram, darting between Tunnels 9 & 10 west of Lyle.
BNSF 5249 and two warbonnet Dash 8-40BW's glide across the causeway between Chamberlain Lake and the Columbia River on a very hot day in the Gorge (over 100 deg F).
BNSF 8014 leads an 8-unit consist with a westbound at North Dalles. The first 5 units are older EMD's, including a KCS SD40-2.
A westbound leaves Stevenson, with an interesting consist of a Dash 8-40BW, an NREX SD40T-2, and a BN green SD40-2.
An eastbound passes the west switch of Maryhill siding. The engineer's side window of the 5477 appears to have some plastic sheeting which has broken up.
The BNSF 7908 East was a good train to follow, providing photo opportunities at about 6 locations in the Columbia River Gorge, including this photo at North Dalles with Mt. Hood in the distance.
After being chased off the property by a BNSF employee while waiting for this train at Cooks, I had to quickly find another spot to catch this morning eastbound manifest in the Gorge.
An eastbound BNSF manifest passes through Bingen, with three SD40-2's and a warbonnet GP60M.
A westbound BNSF manifest rounds the horseshoe curve at Cooks along the Columbia River, as seen from Highway 14.
A westbound UP manifest skirts San Pablo bay at Pinole, as seen from a park near Pt. Wilson.
A clean UP SD40T-2 leads three other units with a short westbound manifest at Spadra, crossing Temple Avenue.
Running about 7 hours late, Amtrak's westbound Sunset Limited is almost to Los Angeles, passing the western limits of Pomona at Spadra.
