According to the Nevada State Railroad museum, "No. 25 hauled both passenger and freight trains between Reno, Carson and Virginia City. From 1911 to 1947, the busy 4-6-0 ran 80% of the time, ... (more)

Armor yellow at Albina.

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

Portland & Westerns 663 has been using the Cornelius Pass line somewhat frequently this last year due to major delays with UP on the Willsburg line. The crew died on Sunday, taking said route goin... (more)

NVRR 72 soaks up some sun after a California shower in Napa.

A real surprise to have two patched SP motors on a train these days. After the word got out that they were out from Los Angeles, many ventured out to catch the UP 6290 and UP 6236 duo. The train i... (more)

Transfer job In Guadalupe. This train will be taking cars to Santa Maria, which is off the mainline and connected by the Santa Maria Valley Railroad to the interchange at Guadalupe.

In honor of my 700th upload, i wanted to put a roster shot a got a couple weeks back of this old Santa Fe pink bonnet. Not as eye catching as at one point, but still pretty cool to see.

A usually nocturnal Albina-Albany transfer leaves Albina yard around noon. The former KCS locomotive was originally built for CNW as a SD45 but was rebuilt to SD40 specs for Kansas City Southern.

The Brooklyn Yard switcher has been disconnected from its slug and is being serviced at Albina Yard.

The sun shines down on the folks enjoying National Train day at the Oregon Railroad Heritage Center. As viewers of all ages and demographics admire the sights and sounds of the event, it's busines... (more)

Recent increase of capacity of the Zenith oil terminal has brought backlash from local environmental groups and increased numbers of Canadian oil trains to the Portland area.

A Portland Western transfer leaves Albina Yard. The lead unit is a former Cotton Belt SD45 (SSW 9153), that eventually went on to the SP rebuild program before becoming under ownership of Genese a... (more)

I found this interesting locomotive in Oliver yard, near the Bywater. Apparently this leaf was built out of a former GP9 and is now a "Green" genet locomotive. Interesting colors anyways...NS 583... (more)

Holy Toledo! The Toledo Hauler moves into Albany Yard, across the UP main on a warm spring late afternoon.