The Pasco-Vancouver daily freight rolls along the superior alignment of the SP&S. A water grade of .2% ruling from Pasco all of the way to Vancouver.

This manifest if rolling along at 55mph on a bright spring afternoon along the Columbia River.

Out of a heavy fog bank comes a late Empire Builder bound for Portland, OR.

Framed by the grain silos at Biggs, this train, bound for the CP interchange at Eastport, ID is again on single track after a short section of double main from The Dalles, OR.

The journey down the Oregon Trunk has just begun for the Everett, WA - Barstow, CA train. Wishram is seen in the background

A grain empty is about to depart Tacoma, WA east over Stampede Pass. NP's Union Station is in the background which now houses a federal courthouse.

The maroon and white nose of the CEFX led empty grainer is a nice contrast to the green Gorge

A Pasco bound manifest rolls downhill at the top of Providence Hill at sunset.

Running elephant style at MP 160, this auto train is bound for Blue Island Yard in Chicago.

Coming out of the hogback between Lavic and Pisgah, this manifest has almost completed its trip across the Mojave.

A BNSF train rolls down the south track of Cajon Pass beside a monument in memory of railroad workers.

A CTE leads a manifest west under the "Bridge of the Gods".

Smoke from far away wildfires and the setting sun casts a nice glow over the valley as short WB Z-CHCLAU (Chicago, IL - Laurel, MT) scoots into Hebron, ND.

First day of spring has calm warm weather and calm river near Hood River, OR. This continental train will drop its containers at Kearney, NJ.

A regular weekend visitor "around the hook" rather than over Stampede, this Everett-Pasco train is coming into Chehalis, WA