Willamette & Pacific's McMinnville Switcher arrives at Newberg with empties for the pulp mill. The Smurfit switch engine had brought loads up from the mill, and will return with the empty cars WP... (more)
At Newberg, Oregon the Smurfit Newsprint Corporation had a railroad that ran a little over a mile from their pulp mill to the Southern Pacific. Most the line ran in the middle of Newberg's Blaine ... (more)
Amtrak's northbound Mount Rainier makes its station stop at Salem on a spring morning. The train originated in Eugene a few minutes before sunrise. It will terminate at Seattle during lunch hour.
The Newberg Turn crosses a timber trestle on Rex Hill that had recently suffered a fire. You can see the scorched trees and burned trestle timbers near the rear unit. This scenic line is currentl... (more)