The world whizzes by passengers and friend gathered in Amtrak's Sightseer Lounge.
Under typical ominous Oregon skies, the WPPR local sits idle, while the local log train loiters in the background.
Sept. 2006, we have the priviledge of seeing two UP Heritage units, 1983 and 1996, make a visit to Eugene, Or. Oddly enough, the SP Heritage unit is bringing up the rear in this consist.
On a beautiful spring evening, DPU UP 5398 pushes our train through the yard in Eugene. Spencer Butte rises in the background, hinting at what lies ahead.... Cascade Summit.
A GP 9 in a SP paint scheme sits in the Portland & Western yard in Eugene, Or
A beautiful spring morning finds some HLCX power meandering through the "metropolis" of Eugene, Oregon.
Waiting for next assignment.
CORP power at rest at the yard in Eugene, Or. Scanned from slide.
The UP's Old yard Job goes about its business on the industrial trackage in West Eugene with a bizarrely repainted SP GP40-2.
Sunset catches our train entering the yard under the signal bridge.
A CORP train, with some dirty UP power, knocks down the semaphore at Camas Swale.
On a beautiful summer day, a bicyclist and the the photographer pause to admire the CORP log train, as it idles at the local Amtrak station. Upon clearance from dispatch the train will continue so... (more)