A Union Pacific westbound manifest freight with some rather unusual power on the head end negotiates the Oxman horseshoe with the manned helpers cut into the train visible in the background just a... (more)
UP 5642 is seen above Durkee on a westbound Manifest - 15/09/2010
UP 4812 is seen on a westbound autorack train near Durkee - 14/09/20104
Portland Rose Special on the return trip from celebrating the 100th year of the Pendleton Roundup.
The head end passes across from the rear of its Sommer, IL Vestas windmill parts train as it makes the sharp U-turn at the Durkee Loop in Eastern Oregon. The windmill parts are loaded at the Port... (more)
A UP manifest has an increasingly rare SD40-2 second out. This horseshoe is a great place to watch heavy freights grind uphill.
A UP container train is led by an ex CNW Dash 9 while traversing the Pritchard Creek Horseshoe Curve. The third unit is a standard cab Dash 8 that is becoming rare on the UP. There are quite a few... (more)
Traffic Levels were high due to tunnel construction at Dorris, CA causing extensive rerouting at this time.
Traffic Levels were high due to tunnel construction at Dorris, CA causing extensive rerouting at this time. This is not a siding so this meet was pure luck!
All flags and flares ... including an SD70ACe in the third slot.
Meeting an eastbound Grainer at Durkee, OR.
UP Westbound headed for Baker City
An eastbound manifest drifts downgrade east of Oxman at MP362 on the UP's Huntington Sub. Canon EOS 300D.
Local Returning.
