With sunset drawing near along the Columbia River, a manifest creeps across the Columbia River Draw after waiting for it to close.

As the clouds begin to clear in the background, a Union Pacific oil train rides a berm that will take it over Columbia Boulevard.

A Roberts Bank coal train makes its way past Bonneville Dam on its way west down the Fallbridge Subdivision.

As fellow RailPics user J.PO titles this pair, the dynamic duo, after receiving a clear signal from the dispatcher, begins its journey to Lake Yard.

A BNSF manifest paces the Columbia River on its trek west.

A UP power move is seen here getting ready to hook up to its Central Oregon & Pacific-based Roseburg Turn in Dillard, Oregon. Normally, this power doesn't go south of Roseburg, but recent power sh... (more)

Portland & Western's transfer freight heads southward after receiving an approach from the dispatcher.

Trackwork on the Fallbridge Subdivision.

An Amtrak Cascades crosses the Steel Bridge as it approaches its stop at Portland Union Station.

Amtrak 509 brings up the tail of Train #507 as it crosses the Willamette River on a gorgeous late spring afternoon.

A Chicago-bound BNSF intermodal rumbles over the Washougal River as it heads east. The bridge the train is crossing will be replaced in the coming years for a double-tracking project between the C... (more)

A recently rebuild ex. BN SD40-2 rolls northward towards its train in Vancouver yard. The uni-brow on top of the cab is apparently a setup for both PTC and a pair of air conditioners, though that ... (more)

With a dusting of snow covering the local area, a BN power move heads south towards points on the other side of the Columbia River Draw.

On a windy President's Day, a BNSF garbage train rolls westward along the Columbia River.