For a brief time in Oregon, locomotives of the mid-20th century and the early 21st century worked side by side. On Labor Day 1994, two brand new SD70Ms cool their heels in the siding at Labish, w... (more)

On a clear fall morning, the Albany Roustabout makes up its train at Albany Yard.

Southern Pacific SD9 No. 5399 sits in the morning sun at Lebanon, Oregon, on September 26, 2016. The 1955 EMD product was originally numbered No. 5399, which was later rebuilt by SP into SD9E No. ... (more)

They say if you hang out around the railroad long enough, you will see just about anything. Here, we have the Coast Starlights meeting in Klamath Falls on 2004's first Saturday morning. Needless t... (more)

The Pacific Coast Express is about two hours into its trip to Los Angeles as it nears a crew change at Eugene. The drawbridge towers in the background mark the location of Burlington Northern's p... (more)

A westbound UP manifest roars through Mosier, a small town in the Columbia River Gorge.

Recent increase of capacity of the Zenith oil terminal has brought backlash from local environmental groups and increased numbers of Canadian oil trains to the Portland area.

The Conductor and Fireman on the Coast Starlight confer during the train's station stop at Eugene.

A pair of BNSF trains meet at Oakbrook, OR deep in the Deschutes River Canyon along BNSF's Oregon Trunk Subdivision. [June 2018]

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe operated a fleet of 28 ALCO PA-1 passenger diesels (and 16 PB-1 diesels). In 1967, as the PAs were beginning to be replaced with new FP45s, U28CGs and U30CGs, four of S... (more)

On Thanksgiving afternoon, a loaded sugar beet train departs the Klamath Basin. The following morning, it will be interchanged to California Northern and forwarded to Holly Sugar's refinery at Ham... (more)

A train bound for Roseburg splits a pair of semaphores on the Siskiyou Line.

An extra West Stayton Local negotiates the connection between the Geer Branch and the West Stayton Branch at Geer, Oregon. The train was taking a mechanical refrigerator car to spot at Stayton on... (more)

Two Talgo Sets rest in the evening sun at Portland Union Station. The one on the left is boarding for Seattle.