Portland Rose Special on the return trip from celebrating the 100th year of the Pendleton Roundup.
Ted Schulte, UP steam fireman, keeps one eye on the track ahead, one eye on the steam gauge, and one hand on the atomizer as UP 844 and the "Portland Rose" speed west out of Huntington, OR 12 Sept... (more)
Sanding the flues Ted Schulte, UP steam fireman, takes a glimpse into hell while sanding 844's flues after leaving Huntington westbound. Many thanks to Steve Lee, the UP steam crew, and th... (more)
WE ARE REALLY GOING TO GO AFTER IT! Ed Dickens, UP steam engineer, emphasizes that he wants at least 3/4 of a glass on the boiler water level leaving Huntington due to the steep grade and t... (more)
UP #6079 is in charge of an empty soda ash train going from Portland, Ore. to Green River, Wyo. The train has just gone from the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company (O.W.R.N. RR) to ... (more)
A westbound has just crossed the Snake River and is following Burnt Creek to the former Crew change point of Huntington. The long climb out of the Snake Valley is reffered to as Encina Hill
GEVO 5265 as DPU lends an effort to stem the downward rush through the canyon Union Pacific shares with I-84 between Durkee and Huntington. Sister 7701 had the honor of leading.
On the First Sub of the UP's old Oregon Division, just west of Huntington, OR. The old tunnel bore is at left. Looks like some fault gouge above and left of the newer bore, with cracks in the co... (more)
