Back when Amtrak would run excursions, a two-day Oregon circle trip climbs the west side of the Cascades on Southern Pacific. The train was sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, and ov... (more)

An amply powered eastbound descends the west slope of Oregon's Cascade Range on a 1987 spring afternoon.

eastbound SP train McCredie Springs siding

Four SP F7 units are struggling with mostly lumber tonnage up the 1.8 percent grade at McCredie Springs trying to reach the Cascade summit and on to Calif.

UP westbound on former SP Cascade Summit slowly works its way toward the top. Minutes ago this scene was a torrential downpour, but as the end of the day drew closer the sun popped beneath the clo... (more)