To me, the most frustrating part of the CBRW is just outside of Connell, in the Columbia River Basin. The terrain is rugged and interesting for maybe a mile or two as they climb the steep grade ou... (more)

If you want to get away, the Deseret Railway is the place for you! The Deseret exists solely to transport coal from the Deserado Coal Mine to the Bonanza Power Plant, located about 35 miles apart.... (more)

Drifting home along the Clark Fork, the Day Gas has finished their work at Pipeline and are headed back to Missoula. In the background is Thompson River Lumber, a decent sized customer. Note the r... (more)

The POVA is an amazingly scenic railroad... from a boat. While the railroad skirts the beautiful Pend Oreille River for a large portion of its trip, most of it cannot be viewed or appreciated from... (more)

Just out of the siding at Toole on the 4th Sub, coal buckets swing along the gorgeous Clark Fork River as they head east.

Progress is at hand! Seen here while the Night Gas hustles by is the new approach signal for Dixon, which is being upgraded to a full length, CTC siding.

Amlbing past a seemingly abandoned elevator on the outskirts of Bruce, WA, the CBRW's Connell Turn is close to their namesake and interchange with the waiting BNSF. I was honestly pretty disappoin... (more)

Sometimes on the railroad s*** happens, and this is a perfect example. With some acetylene and a BFH (Big F***ing Hammer is the technical term) the #316 was fixed up and headed back to move more c... (more)

Soaring across the Pend Oreille River, the POVA heads towards Priest River after running around their train and working at Newport. In addition to the massive bridge, the Albeni Falls Dam in the b... (more)

An SD45-SD35 combo in 2019 is quite unheard of! Digging in just west of Columbus, these two motors also saw service together on the I&M Rail Link. Definitely something special to witness.

While I found the CBRW to be an interesting railroad, there isn't much to be had in the way of scenery. Luckily the power more than makes up for it. While the #12 has a fascinating history, coming... (more)

With Hood River, OR hosting its annual Paddle Fest, the Columbia River was filled with daredevils catching some air on a gorgeous day in the gorge. While i'm standing in Oregon, the coal train ski... (more)

Standing 222 feet above the gulch below and spanning 796 feet, Marent Trestle is truly a sight to behold. When a 150-man work force completed the trestle in 1883, it was the highest structure on t... (more)

Cutting between the mighty Clark Fork River and the smaller but still beautiful Smiley Slough, the Day Gas finally hits the sunshine as they approach Plains.

Approaching the small town of Superior, MT (famous for the last remaining, albeit removed, semaphores on the MRL) the Night Gas takes the longer 4th Sub so an eastbound fleet can take the shorter ... (more)