A massive westbound grain train on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision rolls along the Columbia River near Maryhill siding. This train had over 200 cars with 2x3x3 power.

An eastbound stack train on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision rolls through North Dalles.

Late on a perfect winter afternoon, a westbound mixed manifest crosses the relatively new (2019) trestle over Hamilton Creek in the Columbia River Gorge. The locomotives have just passed the west ... (more)

A set of GP60s leads the LABRF north in the Sacramento Valley. Following the Rio Grande/SP merger four years earlier, the quartet of four axle units heading for the mountainous terrain of the Oreg... (more)

An eastbound rolls through the tangent between tunnels 11 and 12 along the Sacramento River. This is the northern (timetable east) end of the line change built for the Shasta Dam. The train is nea... (more)

A westbound trainload of corn for export through the terminal at Kalama, Washington takes siding in the Columbia River Gorge. This is Cooks siding on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

Late on a winter afternoon, a loaded coal train highballs Stevenson, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge. The train, operating on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision. is bound for the power plant at ... (more)

A trainload of Montana wheat heads for an export terminal in Portland, Oregon. This westbound is about to enter Tunnel 3 on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

After meeting a westbound, three SD75Ms move the loaded Everett to Roosevelt, Washington garbage train out of Melonas siding in the Columbia River Gorge.

On the second day of its journey to New Orleans, the Louisiana World's Fair Daylight crosses the Sacramento River Arm of Lake Shasta.

An intermodal train bound for Los Angeles rolls through Northern California on the Shasta Route. Today, you can see lots of trailers here anytime - a massive Wal-Mart distribution center was built... (more)

A westbound coal train emerges from the Columbia River Gorge on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.

A southbound stack train waits for a signal at the Columbia River Drawbridge. The ability to get up close and personal with Amtrak, BNSF and UP trains is a big factor in the railfan appeal of the ... (more)

The Empire Builder passes a westbound BNSF manifest on the Fallbridge Subdivision at Washougal, Washington. The train is just 29 miles from its terminus at Union Station in downtown Portland. Inst... (more)

Nearly two years after Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, many timeless SP images could still be seen. After switching out the cement plant up at Mountain Gate, the Redding Local returns to ... (more)