Roughly 50 miles from the end of the line in Portland, the Empire Builder races west through the Columbia River Gorge.

The eastbound Empire Builder passes through the Columbia River Gorge, not far from the Bridge of the Gods.

Running around 90 minutes off schedule, the Portland section of the Empire Builder rolls through the Columbia River Gorge. The train is about 53 miles into its journey to Spokane, where it will be... (more)

STEVENSON WA June 4 2004 — BNSF B40-8W 504 leads a freight eastbound past the cemetery located just east of city center. My photo.

Stuffed and mounted at the Columbia River Gorge Interpretive center. There are not many preserved SPS pieces around and this is one of them. Former BN 9816 was originally a Northern Pacific unit. ... (more)

An eastbound vehicle train enters Stevenson on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

The eastbound Empire Builder enters Stevenson on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision. A project is underway to replace the bridge at the mouth of Rock Creek.

A unit train rolls through the Columbia River Gorge.

Trash loads complete their trip through the Columbia River Gorge on a scorching hot afternoon.

A westbound train of crude oil loads rolls across the big fill west of Stevenson, Washington on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

Late on a winter afternoon, a loaded coal train highballs Stevenson, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge. The train, operating on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision. is bound for the power plant at ... (more)

BNSF coal train C-SXMRBG is seen crossing Rock Cove near Stevenson, Washington on the Western end of the Columbia River Gorge.

After meeting an eastbound Q-train, BNSF U-ROOEVE (Garbage Empties, Roosevelt, WA to Everett, WA) slowly begins rolling out of Stevenson siding.

A westbound local returns back towards Vancouver, WA after the passage of the eastbound Empire Builder. The leader, a former BN GP38-2, has received the PTC "unibrow" treatment.

With the sun rising on my sweet 16, BNSF 5047 gets the light and heads west towards Vancouver on a perfect spring morning.