Dragging a load from the NW Industrial to Willbridge.

The cleanest set of UP power i've seen in years comes in the form of two North Little Rock repaints. These have the smaller flag on the nose and lack the winged shield.

Still switching after 64 years. Former Southern Pacific and Willamette & Pacific power soldiers on in Albany on the Portland & Western.

A little variety in Vancouver today with a couple former BN motors and late Fall snow.

Big power has finally made it CORP after acquiring a set of SD70M-2s from the Providence & Worcester and a set of former CSX SD70MACs. Here we see the M-F Sutherland to Roseberg, OR turn with a tr... (more)

Former SP 9721 still looks pretty good for being 29 years old. The motor has been a classic fixture around the PNW, roaming between Seattle and Eugene and working many local jobs.

A not too common occurrence takes place as all three tracks in slo are filled with equipment. Tracks 2&3 are filled with MOW equipment, one being the NB rock train used to fill the washout north o... (more)

BNSF 563 leads an impressive consist past The Dalles Dam.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of the last SD7s in revenue service in the country.

Portland & Western 663 meets empty CN Oil. CN has been running weekly oil trains to Willbridge Yard with all CN power. An article in NPR suggests that the strategy of shipping out of Portland and ... (more)

Albany Easterns u-boats sit at the Rick Franklin office in Lebanon. LLW 5399 sits in the background.

With word that Albany & Eastern would be using their two vintage SP EMDs on the hauler, i had to make a trip down from Portland to catch the action. Here we see the pair passing Portland & Western... (more)

While home i was able to catch the usually nocturnal "Oilcans" as they arrived into SLO. After a quick crew change, they will head north to Wunpost for loading. The restored SP freight h... (more)

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)

Vestiges of the old SP still haunt many places in California but are disappearing. These old water cars sit quitely in Guadalupe