Clean and shiney as if it was just unveiled, UP1989 basks in the afternoon sun after a successfull day of Operation Lifesaver runs.

Probably one of the best views in town is the Broadway Bridge. You look west you see downtown Portland and if you look east you can see the Steel Bridge, Convention Center, Mt Hood, and UP1988? Ye... (more)

SP4449 pulls up on the turntable after returning from the Union Station's Nation Train Day event.

National Train Day 2010 at Portland, Oregon
Beautiful sunny skies greeted rail enthusiasts of all ages as they came to Portland's Union Station to see a variety of equipment and organiza... (more)

7414 leading the Officer Special Throttles up to track speed just out of Portland Jct.

NP FT units at Portland Union Station (thanks Nicholas Benson in comments).

Perhaps one of the more interesting photos from my Portland adventure. The driver of the Nissan, after cutting off a MAX LRV and wondering why there might be a light rail vehicle in its own restri... (more)

2 2 series for 2 trains! A meet of 2's (and a single 1 series) roll by each other at Skidmore Fountain. Both trains are near the halfway point on the MAX system, The Red will soon roll over the St... (more)

A bright, happy yellow and an equally bright lime green collide on streetcar #8 as it moseys down 10th, loaded with mid-afternoon passengers.

Cars whiz by a Red Line train powered by two new Siemens Sharks. Not to be confused with the SD70, the brand-new S70's are rolled out and roaming the streets of Portland. An interesting fact about... (more)

The gas lamps of yesteryear have long sense been replaced by electric lights. Along with horse carriages, cars roam the streets of Portland. But one piece of ancient history, the Bombardier 100-se... (more)

A dark, stormy night in the Rose City. Rain comes down by the bucket load. Normal walkers hide under the Streetcar shelters, happy when the 66' long streetcar comes humming their direction. In the... (more)

In a brief, 30-minute break in the clouds between massive rain storms, theres a little train action in the new 2010 Portland. The mini Empire Builder rolls in from far off places, just as the Gree... (more)

Rain continues to fall upon festively-decorated downtown Portland on the evening of New Year's Day as patrons prepare to board a Hillsboro-bound train at Mall/SW 5th Avenue Station. Following its... (more)