The December sun is just peeking over the hills east of Telocaset, OR in the Blue Mountains of Oregon as a grain empty approaches the Crooks siding.

Anytime is train time, here as the sun sets, a eastward manifest is approaching the grade crossing near the top of Providence Hill. Tracks are former NP.

Just after 4:00pm the sun is just setting in Eastern Washington as a Tacoma - Bedford Park, IL stack train has almost reached the top of Providence Hill

After a 4 hour lull, this westbound manifest starts down Providence Hill, and starts a 5 train rush in 1 hour.

At the local Marshall Canyon publicity shot location just south of Scribner, a Portland, OR bound vehicle train leans into the corner

A Evergreen stack train from Tacoma, WA is coming down Marshall Canyon

A Pasco, WA bound grainer is passing by a rock pit and the former site of a missile silo outside Cheney, WA

The journey down the Oregon Trunk has just begun for the Everett, WA - Barstow, CA train. Wishram is seen in the background

In red - white - and - blue, the 4449 gets up to speed after leaving Vancouver, WA, bound for Bend, OR

A West Colton, CA - Eugene, OR train has made it to the bottom of Pengra Pass and is rounding the curve at Crale, OR siding.

A combination BNSF, CP and CEFX units lead a Canpotex train towards Portland, OR in the Gorge

The maroon and white nose of the CEFX led empty grainer is a nice contrast to the green Gorge

A North Platte manifest is the last of a 4 eastbound fleet from Portland. Its just passing Rowena, OR, almost to The Dalles, OR

2 brand new GEVO's lead a grain empty at North Dalles, WA - Mt. Hood in background

A short Portland - Blue Island, IL train swings along the Columbia River, Mt. Hood in the background