Blue Lupine for the BLUPTL. The clouds were playing with me but provided foreground lighting and an interesting background effect.

On a Saturday evening an officers' special carries a group of high-rollers through the Columbia River Gorge. The train will turn on the wye at Wishram and return west just before sunset. Viewed ... (more)

In the cab of STC 1202 on the rear of a Simpson Railroad log train. The 1202 was built for CB&Q in 1959 #610, to BN renumbered #259, to Pacific Transportation Services renumbered #1202, To Simpson... (more)

Leaning into a curve while heading west across fills and cliffs along "The North Bank Road". The Columbia River and John Day Dam are visible beyond.

A long freight chugs up the hill after crossing the Columbia River from the Washington State side, gaining altitude and miles into central Oregon. Three mid-train DPUs included a UP motor.

Sunday morning Z train out of Portland curves through Avery Park along the Columbia River.

After gaining a fresh crew, this westbound departed Wishram yard at 17:28 PM amongst vintage power and a BN caboose.

While making my way to the GorgeRail 2013 event I stopped to snap this eastbound rolling through an orchard west of the town of Hood River. Viewed from Ruthton Park overlook looking west.

A westbound rolls across the fill separating the Columbia River with Rowland Lake Sunday evening at 7:00 PM as shadows begin to fill up the scene. We found this train crewing up at Wishram and fo... (more)

It's "Magic Hour" at 7:44 PM. An Officer Special on the Fallbridge Sub followed Amtrak 28 out to Wishram, then turned on the wye and returned westbound into the setting sun. Location is just eas... (more)

Some nice evening light to catch a westbound at The Dalles Dam along the Columbia River.

Eastbound into The Dalles at 3:52 PM. Viewed from the "Fish Bridge".

The 900 has been inoperable for the past year and has made its triumphant return to service after a rebuild. Here it is after a turn switching Mill 5 at the top of the hill this morning and is br... (more)

At the vast dry sort facility located at the west end of the railroad a Simpson conductor guides the 1200 to a hook with the waiting 1202 after the train had delivered logs to be cold decked. Ano... (more)

SP&S 700 4-8-4, was hot and on display at Union Station, PDX for National Train Day. A queue of adoring event goers wait for a turn inside the cab. She is operated and maintained by the all-volunt... (more)