The log trains run by the tide schedule, which affects when they can load wood out of the bay. So when the the railroad makes a run up the hill later in the afternoon you will see them tack on th... (more)

PSAP Backing to the cut at a customer just south of town. Later in the afternoon this job would head north to Shelton with 47 empty centerbeams for the Simpson mill.

Framed by blossoms and greenery on a sunny morning in the Cascade Mountains, this GEVO-led eastbound rounds a curve on the 2.2 descent to Merritt.

UP taking out the trash along the Ruston Way waterfront. The ships in the background are a pair of 685' federal Ready Reserve ships moored at the Sperry Ocean Dock on Schuster PKWY.

One of the last shots taken during a long day of chasing trains in the Gorge included this west bound which had a GP39-2 2nd out.

View of west bound bare-table from the 7th Street bridge in Lyle.

With a scenic Mt. Hood backdrop, Sunday afternoon is growing into evening as this westbound Z train traverses the causeway which divides the lake from the Columbia River.

Passengers on the Empire Builder are about to be treated to the sight of a trackside hobo camp at dinnertime in the Cascade Mountains under a crescent moon

Eastbound stack and pleasant spring weather in the Cascade Mountains with Rock Mountain as a backdrop.

Westbound Z train rounding the curve at Rowland Lake by the 80 milepost between Lyle and Bingen, WA along the north bank of the Columbia River.

A BNSF vehicle train with borrowed UP assistance heading eastward into new sunlight. That's MT Hood in the background.

With its bell clanging, the 1201 approaches a private crossing east bound at Carman Road, passing by apple blossoms in someone's backyard along the tracks.

Grunting and grinding, the 1201 attains the top of "Sand Cut". On a 2.2% grade along a half mile stretch, this is where the challenge occurs on a daily basis. Pop can trees are rarely seen in thes... (more)

Dave Buben rolls the 1200 onto the bridge deck with a train of empties in tow, returning them from Mill 5 to the waterfront for tomorrow's log haul.

The 1201 returns to town with a string of empties from the Dry Sort. There is plenty of waterwood to keep them busy lately and a shortage of centerbeams is actually limiting outbound product from... (more)