A westbound manifest rolls through the Willamette Valley in late summer 1996. Union Pacific was four days away.

Amtrak 503, the morning Cascades train from Seattle to Eugene, arrives at Oregon City, Oregon. The cab car leading the train was painted for use with the Talgo Series 6 trainsets, which were retir... (more)

Rudolph the Red Nosed Locomotive leads the Coast Starlight southbound at Oregon City. Amtrak's Phase I 50th Anniversary unit has been cycling between Seattle and Klamath Falls for the last few wee... (more)

A westbound train of single stacked containers passes the Oregon City Municipal Elevator on Labor Day 1994. The new SDs pulling the train were delivered at the beginning of the summer. Note the pl... (more)

As nicknamed by a few railfans of the area, the Marion County Metroliner makes its way through Downtown Oregon City, making every bit of trackspeed after departing its station moments beforehand. ... (more)

The Blue Heron Paper Mill was once a busy industry along the Willamette River. In fact, it used to have a dedicated local that would run south from Clackamas to the site. Sadly, the mill closed do... (more)

A northbound Amtrak waits in the siding just south of Oregon City.

Amtrak 507 heads south through Oregon City with Mt. Hood looming in the background and Willamette Falls providing a nice foreground scene.

Union Pacific's Oregon City Switcher has just pulled one boxcar off the "short track" at the Blue Heron Paper Company's mill in downtown Oregon City. At right, vehicles on state highway 99E wait a... (more)

After finishing up Operation Lifesaver trips around Portland, UP1989 heads south to Salem for the next day's Events.