BNSF Military Train climbs out of the Columbia River Gorge and heads south on the Oregon Trunk behind 3 SD40-2's in different paint schemes.

SP GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 in

SP GS-4 4-8-4 #4449 in "restored" Freedom Train colors clears her cylinders.

This northbound manifest swings around the Deschutes River mid-way between Bend, OR and Wishram, WA on the OT

Coming off of the trunk, this manifest is about a mile from the Celilo bridge.

With the rear of its train still on the Oregon Trunk bridge, this train has just entered the Oregon Trunk Trackage which it will take deep into California.

The journey down the Oregon Trunk has just begun for the Everett, WA - Barstow, CA train. Wishram is seen in the background

Crossing the Celilo Bridge and entering the Oregon Trunk trackage, this Barstow, CA bound train is crossing the Columbia River.

Lead unit is ex-Frisco 707. Rebuilt in 1990 and still extant as BNSF GP39E 2937. Trailing unit is SD40-2B 7501. Kodachrome 64, Minolta X-700, Rokkor 35-70mm f3.5

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