The first westbound intermodal to the newly redesignated intermodal only Brooklyn Yard heads through the Columbia Gorge enroute to the old Southern Pacific yard in Portland. The East-West intermo... (more)

An ex-Wisconsin Southern SW1200 wobbles along the Peninsula Terminal's short industrial line in North Portland.

A quartet of 4-axle "heritage" power leads the empty Interbay garbage train through the Columbia Gorge. Despite being the normal power for over a decade on the garbage trains, a year ago it was t... (more)

The SP 4449 crosses the Willamette Drawbridge on its way out of Portland. They barely 4 miles into their 2500 mile journey to Train Festival 2009 in Owosso, MI.

The Klamath Northern's GE SL144's headlight glistens off the damp light rail as it lugs 17 empties back to the mill in Gilchrist from the interchange with the Union Pacific. Currently the mill ha... (more)

The last Coos Bay Hauler heads over a SP Harriman era truss bridge spanning the Siuslaw River for the final time in the late autumn light. CORP embargoed the line and eventually sold it to the Po... (more)

The head end passes across from the rear of its Sommer, IL Vestas windmill parts train as it makes the sharp U-turn at the Durkee Loop in Eastern Oregon. The windmill parts are loaded at the Port... (more)

A rail train from Portland bound for Laramie, WY navigates the curves alongside the Columbia River near Hood River. The "stick" rail gets loaded onto flats at Terminal 2 in Portland.

BA55 brings its local back to the Barnes Yard with a near pristine view of Mt. Hood behind them.

The Portland section of the Empire Builder heads over the Willamette Drawbridge on its way into town.

A SD70ACe leads 3 other EMDs and a long train headed for Barnes through the frigid Columbia Gorge. The icicles hanging from the nose of UP 8332 help demonstrate the strong grip winter held on the... (more)

Who says the Northwest has no fall colors? While they might not be as extensive and diverse as New England's fall colors, spots of strong fall colors do exist out west. Even in the middle of Nor... (more)

A job based out of T6 switches out Green Transfer with a somewhat rare GP28M. Mt. St Helens can be seen peaking over the old BN office and the M-EVEABN is coming down the main taking the long way... (more)

A GP50 lead Geometry Train makes its way past the deciduous trees showing the late fall season as they inspect the Seattle Sub.

The other end of a "tree tunnel" yields the Harbor Turn with George Lavacot's repainted Black Widow SD9 on the point.