Two DPUs bring up the end of a grainer as the sun melts the snowpack of the Columbia River Gorge.

An eastbound stack train rushes past downtown Hood River.

MH 02 brings a cut of lumber from Odell to interchange with Union Pacific.

Capturing Union Pacific along the Columbia Gorge is a more difficult task than getting shots of BNSF. The Oregon side is limited by I-84, making stops and turnarounds tough, and foliage west of Th... (more)

Eastbound Union Pacific empty grain train, viewed from Ruthton Park overlook on a rainy day. Dog mountain, shrouded in low clouds, is the backdrop on the other side of the Columbia River.

A short priority Intermodal traveling west on the UP Portland Sub.

UP 4343 heads up a westbound grain train at Hood River, OR as a breeze creates white caps on the Columbia River.

On my way to the derailment in Mosier, i made a short stop in Hood River to snap this photo of the an assortment of passenger equipment. The former ATSF (i believe?) dome car now has some ugly wha... (more)

A UP stack trains heads east thru Ruthton Point in the Columbia River Gorge.

Some winter sunshine has broken the low lying clouds and lands down on equipment of the Mount Hood Railroad.

RPCX 2970 is a former Long Island railroad car that had been in service for San Luis & Rio Grande in Colorado. Following a truck vs train collision in 2006, you can still see the impact spot on th... (more)

On a sunny winters day, MH 02 sits in the yard after switching local industry.

A Canadian Pacific Executive special, led by UP 5543 for cab signal reasons, heads back to Canada via UP Portland Sub down the Beautiful Columbia Gorge.

Rolling eastward under the watchful eye of 11,250 foot high Mt. Hood, a Union Pacific intermodal train makes its way up the Columbia River Gorge. Is there anyplace in the Pacific Northwest that o... (more)