On mothers day 2016, the power from train 663 arrives late into Vancouver after dropping its train at Willbridge yard in Portland. The train sports the usual power the two Willamette & Pacific ba... (more)

The Niles Canyon railroad yard.

The Guadalupe train rumbles the coastal sand dunes as a family watches on. This train was carrying some extra power back from Guadalupe.

A recently reactivated H1 Dash-9 "goat boat" moves round the fuel tracks of Vancouver. Built 8/1996, These are becoming as rare as the ATSF and BN units it intended to replace.

After arriving into SAC on the Coast Starlight, i was able to check out the CSRM facilities in Old Sac.

The oilcans struggle up the Cuesta grade and will eventually stall out, requiring assistance from the SLO based helpers. Searchlights still protect a few spots on this pass.

During my visit down to sunny San Luis Obispo this winter i got word that a patched SSW GP was part brought up for the yard power. It's cool seeing some faded SP colors still around on the Coastl... (more)

An officers special plows the fields of Edna Valley, following closely on the heals the southbound Starlight.

The new phase II heritage unit leads the baby builder into Portland.

Some local power sports very patriotic colors near the old SP station in Bakerspatch. The fairly new PR30B genset trailing has been altered by taggers.

The Holiday express makes a run by before reversing back up he line.

The Weyerhaeuser Lumber turn makes its way down the Sweet Home Branch with empty center beams and a wood chip car.

The first Holiday train of the season rolls along the Springwater corridor on the Oregon Pacific.

Following a spring hail shower, Peninsula Terminal's former Portland & Western GP9 awaits a stack train to clear N Portland Junction before heading to home rails. 1805 was built for the SP in 1959... (more)

Old Sacramento was a place i loved as a child. An underdog basketball team, active railroad traffic with the state railroad museam, and walking around the SP shops. I Didn't know they recently mov... (more)