In spring 1995, Oregon DOT used a Talgo set laying over at Portland for quick demonstration trips to Salem on weekends. One of these trains has just arrived at Salem. The engineer is leaving the... (more)
The new phase II heritage unit leads the baby builder into Portland.
Back when Amtrak would run excursions, a two-day Oregon circle trip climbs the west side of the Cascades on Southern Pacific. The train was sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS, and ov... (more)
The Coast Starlight rattled some bones while passing by the Odd Fellows cemetery near Harrisburg, Oregon. Some of these old stones date from the mid-nineteenth century.
The Coast Starlight entered Oregon a couple of miles back. It will pause for a crew change at Klamath Falls in a little over 20 minutes. Private car "Silver Foot" is on the rear of the ... (more)
The Pioneer heads west along the Columbia River on a summer afternoon.
As seen through a window in a covered bridge, the Coast Starlight drifts through Westfir, Oregon and crosses the Willamette River for the first time on its journey to Seattle.
Amtrak's Coast Starlight 14 crosses Portland's Steel Bridge on May 9, 2009. This is a unique lift bridge because the rail deck rises within the upper deck and then the upper deck lifts. Meanwhil... (more)
The Coast Starlight passenger train runs between Los Angeles to Seattle along the Interstate-5 corridor. Here we see the northbound #14 crossing the Santiam River near Jefferson, Oregon. Jefferson... (more)
A Cascades train hustles past the sidings of the St Johns trench.
The morning cascades train rolls north to Vancouver.
The ticket counter of Portland Union Station.
Amtrak Genesis Locomotives P42-9BWH No. 61 and No. 140 in charge of Southbound Amtrak No. 11 COAST STARLIGHT from Seattle, WA to Los Angeles, CA.
A tardy Coast Starlight heads north with a Cascades F59 on the point.
The Coast Starlight stops at Klamath Falls on Thanksgiving morning 1994. There are lots of smokers braving the chill to blaze up.
