Some interesting units are hanging around behind the Albina engine house. UP 8949 has the new HTCR-6 trucks that are on the new EMD Tier IV demonstrator. UP 4058 is a recent repaint out of North L... (more)

January had a lot more snow last year versus the practically no freezing temperatures we've had this year in Portland.

Interestingly enough, i found this GP60M sitting alone in Lake Yard. These units are typically found in the southwest but this one got away from the typical service area. Looks better in red & sil... (more)

The Oregon Coast dinner train slowly rumbles up to Wheeler as it passes the busy beach getaway town of Rockaway Beach. Scores of people stop to watch the interesting pair of 1st generation locomot... (more)

The "other" P&W, Central Oregon & Pacific's (CORP) recently acquired SD70M-2s sit in Lake Yard after coming from the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad. These units are now in the "other... (more)

It was one for the books as SP 4449 ran to Tigard via Milwaukee on the UP and Portland & Western. The run was for the Tigard Yard commemoration and had some important people from Genesee & Wyoming... (more)

A very short JB Hunt stack train enters Lake Yard in Portland. The train includes BNSF 615, former ATSF 615 which has undergone the Dash-9 rebuild program.

One of many former BN SD9s that made in onto the BNSF roster is now landlocked on the POTB in Tillamook. The locomotive was built for the Colorado & Southern in 1959 and sold to the POTB in 2002.... (more)

UP 96 releases billows of white smoke after moving the NP sleeper car "Travelers Rest" out of the heritage center. The car will taken by the Portland & Western down to Albany to be used ... (more)

With Jordan DeCloedt in the conductor seat, another 663 reroute goes over the hill with a short train and matching G&W power.

After always following in consist, i was finally able to catch the new Tier IV demonstrator upfront in Albina Yard.

A heavy manifest slugs it's way up the Tehachapi Loop. The mid-train helpers can be seen beneath the lead locomotive.

Where did the yellow go? Some foreign power form south of the border along with the east coast has invaded Union Pacific's Albina Yard. CSX 618 is one of the big radiator AC6000CW.

Dirty hoppers around Wind Mountain with a Santa Fe rebuild, BNSF 614 2nd out.

I found this locomotive sitting in the Rail heritage/ Oregon Pacific yard in south Portland. The unit was repainted in a temporary paint booth. I haven't found any info on the locomotive, but i as... (more)