A downhill northbound mixed manifest takes the horseshoe curve atop Salt Creek trestle at Heather. This is the longest trestle on UP's Cascade Sub in Oregon spanning 515 feet. This is also part of... (more)

Fittingly nestled between government buildings and government roads is the Amtrak Cascades 504. Departing northward on this cold and soggy morning along 12th Street in Salem, Oregon. This stretch ... (more)

After conquering the Cascade Mountains the northbound Amtrak Coast Starlight 14 runs downhill through Oakridge, Oregon. During the glory days Oakridge was known for its logging and railroading as... (more)

CORP’s 'Yoncalla' heads south through Eugene as UP workers prepare the area for new signals.

The Banana Slug escorts the Coast Starlight through Springfield.

Northbound Amtrak Coast Starlight train 14 is over 2 hours late as it takes the horseshoe curve atop Salt Creek trestle at Heather. This is the longest trestle on UP's Cascade Sub in Oregon spann... (more)

A northbound manifest prepares to depart the Eugene Yard as the evening southbound Coast Starlight clears Irving.

High in the Cascade Mountains on Union Pacific’s Cascade Subdivision, the Amtrak Coast Starlight train 14 gingerly snakes its way down the 1.7% grade at 20 mph through ‘the slide’ at Fields.... (more)

Down nearly four hours, the conductor conducts his orchestra of passengers as the northbound Coast Starlight rolls into the station.

The northbound Coast Starlight train 14 traverses the truss bridge in Westfir, Oregon. Built in 1910, the bridge allows trains to travel over the North Fork of the Willamette River. Westfir once w... (more)

Autumn arouses an otherwise drab Judkins siding as the northbound Coast Starlight rolls through the north switch.

A Dash-8 directs the northbound Coast Starlight as it crosses the Willamette River and Franklin Blvd. through the especially grubby community of Glenwood.

An on time Amtrak Coast Starlight swiftly cuts southward along Jasper Rd. at Natron.

Passengers fetch baggage on the platform as an array of searchlights guide the Coast Starlight onto the mainline from the siding following a station stop in Eugene, Oregon.

Sunny centerbeams welcome the 14 as it guides the 14 downgrade through Oakridge. Fresh ballast and ties litter the bed awaiting the gangs currently working southward in the Eugene area. The SP s... (more)