DOTX 217, a track geometry car waits for an intermodal train at North Powder. This complex car can be operated by itself or towed behind another locomotive. In this case, Union Pacific SD70M #4917... (more)
Stored as recently as June, Union Pacific SD40-2 #3548 as well as two others, leads a 72-car local train from La Grande to Hinkle, Oregon in the fading light.
An eastbound intermodal "K" Line train travels into the small town of North Powder. On the main, a Federal Railroad Administration geometry test car waits to head west. This car checks the gauge o... (more)