Westbound detouring UP Z train on the BNSF's Fallbridge sub due to a Bakken Oil train derailment on the Portland Sub on Friday 6.3.06. The derailment resulted in 4 tank cars catching on fire. No... (more)

Westbound grainer along the majestic blue water and lush spring hills of the Columbia River Gorge.

Westbound grain train near Bingen

BNSF's hot shot Portland intermodal passes gracefully through the Columbia River Gorge.

A BNSF intermodal crosses a berm over Rowland Lake as it races for Portland.

A Dash-9 with the new BNSF logo leads a short westbound manifest off the Oregon Trunk and down the Columbia River Gorge. The area is green and wildflowers are plenty at the moment.

Three new Aces fly along the Columbia River

Westbound passes Rowland Lake

Between Lyle and Bingen near Rowland Lake falls, a westbound Dash-9, dashes into the snow. Happy Holidays!

A westbound BN freight led by a mix of 3 Geeps and 3 Fs cruises along the Columbia River and Washington highway 14 as it heads from Wishram to Vancouver near Bingen, WA. BN 1750, an x-NP GP9 featu... (more)

At Cooks in the Columbia River Gorge a three-way meet is being set up. A westbound oil train is waiting on the main while the eastbound MVAWPAS pulls up the siding. The oiler will then clear out a... (more)

With a new school year in session, it is back to shooting on the weekends and days off for me. Thankfully, I had an assignment that allowed me to venture into the Columbia River Gorge on this Labo... (more)

As we look across the Columbia River through the rain, we see a UP eastbound with a DPU on the rear paralleling the eastbound BNSF manifest right in front of us.

Cloudy marine air prevails as a BN manifest rolls east along the Columbia River on the former SP&S mainline west of Bingen, WA. Led by Alco C636, BN 4361, former SP&S 331, the consist features two... (more)