SP 4449 speeds westward back home toward Portland, OR seen here just west of Lyle along the mighty Columbia River.

SP 4449 has reached Wishram on it's second excursion of the weekend and is off-loading its hungry passengers for a BBQ lunch at the Amtrak station. From my vantage point high above along Hwy. 14,... (more)

After BNSF crews cleared up some signal problems, the SP 4449 is again on its way east to Wishram, WA.

SP 4449 now on its return trip to Portland emerges from the west portal of tunnel 5, located at MP 69 on BNSF's Fallbridge Sub.

After a slight delay at Skamania, the 4449 is again flying along the Fallbridge Sub on her way back to Portland. The train is about to pass under the Hwy 14 overpass, east of Washougal, WA.

SP 4449 nears Wishram with Mt. Hood in the distance.

About 1/2 mile from arriving at station.

Wying train on the Oregon Trunk bridge. The Wishram station is to the right (east) where the passengers were detrained. Then the train was backed on to the bridge via the east leg of the wye. H... (more)

SP 4449 blasts out of the east portal of Tunnel 2, one of the liner-less tunnel portals on the former SP&S line. The train is racing along the Fallbridge Sub east of Drano lake, which can be seen ... (more)

About 4 miles out of Lester, SP 4449 and it's train continue east over "the high bridge" on Stampede Pass.