On a miserable fall day, Dick Samuels' 70-tonner makes the diagonal crossing of SE Bell and SE Johnson Creek Blvd. The old Portland Traction Company line was abandoned, with salvage operations und... (more)

Just after sunrise, the westbound Sunset Limited has arrived on time at Los Angeles.

A Magma Copper mine shuttle heads for the smelter in San Manuel. The train came by our campsite shortly after sunrise.

At the upper limit of tidewater, the Toledo Hauler heads for the coast along the Yaquina River.

The engineer on a Sage Hen Helper waves as the train highballs Canby, CA on the Modoc Line.

A trio of tunnel motors lead an eastbound Southern Pacific train through the Sacramento River Canyon.

On the way to Winterail, we spotted UP's Woodland Local parked near I-5 about halfway between West Sacramento and Woodland. The crew was having dinner at the Elkhorn Saloon as a crop duster worked... (more)

A BNSF northbound train on the Oregon Trunk crosses one of the "Twin Bridges" over the Deschutes River.

The final Bly Turn backs into OC&E's yard at Klamath Falls. Many local residents came out to watch the last logger enter town.

Almost two years after Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, the Swift RoadRailer heads for Southern California.

Just in from Klamath Falls, an eastbound Modoc Line train changes crews at Wendel.

On the way to Winterail 1994, we caught a California Northern train switching in Williams, California. Once upon a time, Giant Orange stands like the one in the foreground could be found along hi... (more)

Nearly three years after Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, a solid set of SP power works the Seattle to Los Angeles Z train.

A Union Pacific excursion train rolls through the Columbia River Gorge. The train was returning from an overnight trip to Bend.

The conductor and brakeman on the Corvallis Local ponder their future as the train arrives at Dallas. In less than three months, Willamette & Pacific took over operation of the Dallas Branch.