A Southern Pacific work train departs Sycan Shop on the abandoned Oregon, California & Eastern with a trainload of salvaged track material.
After spending its entire trip within California since departing Los Angeles the previous morning, the Coast Starlight is a train length away from Oregon. It is forwarding Horizon cars to Seattle... (more)
An NWP Sprint Train is returning to Petaluma from Suisun. The train is taking the curve at Ignacio that connects the line from Schellville to the Northwestern Pacific main line. Note that the br... (more)
Pacific Rail Society's "Desert Scout" excursion awaits its return to Los Angeles while passengers check out the former Harvey House.
An inspection special rolls south on the Shasta Route.
One of the salvage trains SP operated over the abandoned OC&E passes Hager siding. Once upon a timetable, potatoes were loaded into railcars here.
The Clackamas Switcher is running eastbound on the Tillamook Branch during a cold winter day. The large white apartment building in the background was originally built as a substation for SP's Red... (more)
A westbound Santa Fe intermodal train climbs Ash Hill.
An eastbound POTB freight train crosses the large timber trestle over Oregon Highway 47 near Buxton. This trackage is now out of service.
A decrepit Colorado & Southern caboose is used by BNSF as a shoving platform at an industrial park in Washougal, Washington. The park is near the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge.
A trio of three year old GP39-2s prepare for departure to Bieber. In summer 1984, there was still a fair amount of Inside Gateway traffic to turn over to Union Pacific.
An excursion sponsored by Great Western Tours performs a photo runby at the Signal Butte Switchback.
Relettered for a public relations tour, SP 4449 heads west on Willamette & Pacific's West Side District.
As the Willamette & Pacific Eugene Hauler prepares to depart Albany Yard, a Southern Pacific train passes on the main line.
A train has just arrived at Roseburg on the Siskiyou Line. The crew will flip back to their home terminal in Eugene.
