Westbound passes Rowland Lake

Between Lyle and Bingen near Rowland Lake falls, a westbound Dash-9, dashes into the snow. Happy Holidays!

Winter Wonder Winter Wonderland along the Columbia River Gorge.

The Cascade green SD40-2 duo makes up a transfer train on a frosty November morning.

Another shot of the BNSF ballast train anchoring down the new bypass track to the Fallbridge Subdivision reveals the water soaked Vancouver yard.

P&W 2307 backs a couple cars away from the impact zone the following day after a semi truck slammed into a cut of cars in north west Portland. Sadly, the driver lost his life but fortunately the c... (more)

This mangled mess is all that is left of a semitrailer truck that crashed into a cut of tanks cars carrying oil used for making asphalt. The accident killed the truck driver and sent plumes of bl... (more)

Another very wet Saturday has found former Rock Island CRIP 3001 leading a Portland and Western train across the Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge, which was completed in 1907. The bridge is owned by U... (more)

A set of former BN four-axle power shoves a cut of car from the Port of Vancouver, back out to the rail yard for sorting. The paint still looks damn good on this geep.

A BNSF ballast train lays rock upon the new bypass line around the yard, to the Fallbridge Sub. The very rain saturated yard dries out briefly during a pause following record breaking rain that fl... (more)

BNSF power gets a bath at Willbridge Yard.

Union Pacific power awaits another train on the Albina service tracks.

SP 4449 with the Holiday Express prepares to depart from the Oaks Amusement Park station in south east Portland.

BNSF 1599 hangs out on the power tracks with Ferromex 4058.

SPS 700 was fired up in honor of Chris Mclarney, a key member of the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association. After blowing steam at AMTK 11, the 700 put on a good show on the Oregon Pacific Oa... (more)