Before the Washington Central F units went to Renton for use on the Spirit of Washington dinner train, they were used on a photo freight between Yakima and Ellensburg.

Portland & Western's OE Switcher crosses SW Millikan way in Beaverton, on a spur that was used to service a GM parts distribution center. Both the GM facility and the spur are now gone.

Southern Pacific's Weyerhaeuser Local heads west to switch industries in Springfield. By 1995, the days of the SD9s were coming to a close.

Portland & Western's OE Hauler enters the former Oregon Electric at Greton during July 1997. Originally, OE crossed Southern Pacific here, entering downtown Portland via a grade through the west ... (more)

Portland & Western's OE Switcher is shown in Beaverton, Oregon during July 1997. The train is running on the connection that was built between the former Oregon Electric and the Southern Pacific... (more)

An EUASM on the Modoc Line awaits the arrival of a westbound at Flanigan, Nevada. Once the opposing traffic clears, it will proceed east on the former Western Pacific. The "westbound" turned out... (more)

The westbound Whiteson Flyer crosses the Willamette River on the Tillamook Branch. Although lead unit SP 4355 was retired a few months later, it lives on today as an industrial switcher at a wast... (more)

The westbound Mac Hauler nears the summit of Rex Hill between Sherwood and Newberg. This scenic trackage is no longer in service.

The Coast Starlight is northbound in the shadow of Mount Shasta.

The Coast Starlight is roaring though the Willamette Valley on the longest railroad tangent in Oregon - 19 miles.

You might think this is somewhere in Oklahoma or Texas. Instead, this is a Willamette & Pacific train running on Southern Pacific's Tillamook Branch in the southeast suburbs of Portland, Oregon. ... (more)

Portland & Western's McMinnville Hauler is descending the east side of Rex Hill. This trackage is no longer in service.

A Union Pacific Z train with brand new power heads north in the shadow of Mount Shasta.

An extra Newberg Turn takes the connecting track from the Tillamook Branch to the Newberg Branch in January 1993. In less than two months, this traffic will be handled by the new Willamette & Paci... (more)

Portland & Western's first ever train crosses Rex Hill on a perfect summer morning. This train positioned locomotives for the startup of operations the following Monday. The scenic trackage had be... (more)