SD40-2 time in Vancouver. With two still wearing cascade green and a number of Burlington Northern grain hoppers, the BN looks well represented still in the Pacific North West after twenty years.

Built February of This year, BNSF 4264 is part of a final order of Tier 3 locomotives. Those trucks won't stay silver for long.

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

Westbound grainer along the majestic blue water and lush spring hills of the Columbia River Gorge.

Fourteen locomotives, including five on an outbound JB Hunt stack train at Lake Yard on a wet spring afternoon.

REFER MADNESS! A string of brand new refrigerated cars make their maiden voyage to Albina Yard on the daily Lake Yard transfer. These Gunderson made cars were built right across the street from La... (more)

BNSF 1948 and 2102 hang out on the turntable track in Vancouver. Cranes from the Port of Vancouver and Port of Portland (the blue and white ones) can be seen in the hub area known as Rivergate.

Northbound UP train being made up at Lake Yard

The OE express runs south to Albany over the Tualitin River.

The OE express runs south to Albany

Looking fairly clean, UP 8653 leads a stack train east toward the Columbia River mainline. The train includes visiting CSX 253 and UP 6233, which was formally SP 189.

Southbound military loads pass the Oregon Rail Heritage Center.

After many trips between Oregon and California, UP 2653 starts to show some weathering after being on the road since the end of 2015. The locomotive leads a military train south on the Brooklyn Su... (more)

Former SP power beautifully restored rides the Sweet Home Branch. The train switches out empties for lumber loads on the Albany Eastern.

On another record breaking day of heat in the Northwest, An empty BNSF spine car train leaves the Portland Intermodal Facility at Lake Yard. Mount Hood can seen proudly tower over the city with so... (more)