Portland & Western power is tied down in Eugene

The dip

PNWR 2307 at Albany, OR.

PNWR power at Roosevelt Blvd in Eugene.

The fog is coming.

GP9E 1801 bask in the sun at the shops. The unit is on borrowed time on the PNWR since their parent company, Genesee and Wyoming, has agreed to get rid of older locomotives to comply with the clea... (more)

PNWR 2309 brings the mornings Patch to Albany over the Davis Creek Trestle.

Between the Branches of the Oregon Coast the Toledo Patch brings its 20 or so cars over a small bridge.

On the morning of March 18th PNWR 2309 leads the Toledo Patch up the grade over the curved wooden trestle headed towards Summit, Oregon.

67 years young. PNWR 1852, SP 4397 in a past life, shuffles freight cars at the Albany "OE Yard" on a cold but sunny winter day. This locomotive, along with PNWR's other first generation... (more)

A Meeting of the Generations: Amtrak Cascades train number 508 arrives into Albany, Oregon with Non Powered Control Unit number 90252 bringing up the end of the train. As number 508 pulls i... (more)

Pumpkin spice season is upon us. The PNWR Toledo Hauler curves off a small trestle into a labyrinth of trees and leaves. For the most part, this year's fall colors in the northwest have been annih... (more)

VANCOUVER WA July 7 2011 — Under a cloudy sky and with diesel exhaust blowing up and to the right Portland & Western GP39-2 2317 (former Santa Fe 3616) proceeds north at the Amtrak station. The ... (more)

The Harbor Turn makes its return trip from Harbor through the farmland between North Plains and Hillsboro, in the blistering heat that we've been experiencing recently.

Broadside view of SD9 PNWR 1854 leading out of Salem, OR.