Union Pacific's Heppner Local passes the elevators at Lexington, Oregon on the Heppner Branch. The now-abandoned line ended service early in summer 1994.

The outbound Heppner Local rolls through Cecil, Oregon on the Heppner Branch. Service on the now-abandoned line ended a little over three months later.

Over four hours late, the northbound Coast Starlight glints the sunshine of a late summer evening in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

The southbound Coast Starlight passes a Union Pacific train tied down in Alford siding, near Harrisburg, Oregon. The next station stop for the Amtrak train will be at Eugene in about 20 minutes.

A southbound Union Pacific manifest arrives at Vancouver, Washington, passing a set of BNSF yard power.

A Pasco to Fresno manifest crests Lava Hill south of Bend, Oregon. Just ahead is the north switch of aptly named Lava siding.

Amtrak train 504 departs Vancouver, Washington for Seattle. Now that the Cascades train has completed its station work, the southbound Coast Starlight will advance to the passenger platform.

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)

An SD40N/slug combo brings a cut of double stack cars up the Brooklyn Yard lead.

The Amtrak funeral train of retired Talgo equipment passes the driving range at Eastmoreland Golf Course in Southeast Portland, Oregon. The cars are destined for Southern California.

An eastbound stack train rolls through the Columbia River Gorge on a summer morning.

Having just met a freight train at Quinton, Amtrak's Pioneer blazes eastward along the Columbia River. Train 26's next station stop will be at Hinkle, site of Union Pacific's massive yard.

A westbound Union Pacific train on the Kenton Line is rolling to a stop at Champ siding in Northeast Portland.

A empty westbound tie train rounds the Pritchard Creek horseshoe as it climbs Encina Hill. It is likely bound for the creosoting plant at The Dalles.