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  1. Retro Starlight

    Retro Starlight

    Amtrak 11 passes the Eastmoreland Golf Course in Southeast Portland, Oregon. The train will terminate at Klamath Falls.
  2. UP 1943

    UP 1943

    Leading an officers' special in Portland, OR.
  3. Heading for the barn

    Heading for the barn

    A train on the East Portland Traction Company rolls past the former Union Pacific 4-6-2 on display at Oaks Park in Portland. The steamer is now at the ORHF Enginehouse.
  4. Amtrak Coast Starlight At Portland Union Station

    Amtrak Coast Starlight At Portland Union Station

    Amtrak Coast Starlight making passenger stop at the Portland Union Station.
  5. Nahalle

    Portland & Western train 664 in the snow, Oregon

    Check out my video of Portland & Western train 664 operating in Tigard, Oregon. It just so happened to be snowing a bit this day. Please rate and subscribe for the best of Willamette Valley Railfanning.
  6. East Meets West

    East Meets West

    Eastbound and Westbound double-stacks meet at MP-99 of UP's Portland Sub. A stiff breeze has produced whitecaps and rollers on the Columbia river.
  7. Nahalle

    Portland & Western 3051 with the "O.E. Express"

    Portland & Western 3051 leads the "O.E. Express" down Front Street through Salem, Oregon on it's way south to Albany. Later, the same train is viewed in the country off River Road south.
  8. Travelling In Luxury

    Travelling In Luxury

    No doubt heading outbound from Augusta, GA and The Masters Golf Tournament (speculation), the NYC 3 Portland private car was seen on the tail end of Amtrak 19 in Birmingham, AL.
  9. Travelling In Luxury

    Travelling In Luxury

    No doubt heading outbound from Augusta, GA and The Masters Golf Tournament (speculation), the NYC 3 Portland private car was seen on the tail end of Amtrak 19 in Birmingham, AL.
  10. Travelling In Luxury

    Travelling In Luxury

    Check out those stares I'm getting as I shoot multiple photos! The woman on the car looks absolutly scarry!!! No doubt heading outbound from Augusta, GA and The Masters Golf Tournament (speculation), the NYC 3 Portland private car was seen on the tail end of Amtrak 19 in Birmingham, AL.
  11. Travelling In Luxury

    Travelling In Luxury

    No doubt heading outbound from Augusta, GA and The Masters Golf Tournament (speculation), the NYC 3 Portland private car was seen on the tail end of Amtrak 19 in Birmingham, AL.
  12. Street running in Salem

    Street running in Salem

    The OE Express eases through traffic on Front Street in Salem, Ore. on July 13, 2011
  13. Number 26 Departs Portland

    Number 26 Departs Portland

    On a very warm day in May 1992, Amtrak #26 departs Portland Union Station. This photo was taken from the window in VC Tower. The operator had all of the windows open and was kind enough to allow me to come up and take this shot. Even with a 24mm lens, it was impossible to not to have that...
  14. Miss Katy visits Portland

    Miss Katy visits Portland

    Probably one of the best views in town is the Broadway Bridge. You look west you see downtown Portland and if you look east you can see the Steel Bridge, Convention Center, Mt Hood, and UP1988? Yes, looking a little out of place Miss Katy can be seen Shoving her train along the Willamette River...
  15. Union Station At Night

    Union Station At Night

    Portland Union Station is over 100 years old and is a landmark in Portland.
  16. Train and Baggage Cart

    Train and Baggage Cart

    Nighttime at Portland Union Station. One of the Amtrak Cascades trains lays over as a baggage cart crosses to meet another train as it arrives. Portland Union Station is over 100 years old and is a landmark in Portland.
  17. Power of the Mountain 2

    Power of the Mountain 2

    A Union Pacific westbound frieght rolls to a stop at the west end of Champ Siding. Mount Hood looms in the background.
  18. White Satin

    White Satin

    A westbound Union Pacific freight train rolls past White Satin Sugar at Champ in Northeast Portland, Oregon. White Satin is a regular user of rail service.
  19. Steaming along the Frozen Pond

    Steaming along the Frozen Pond

    The SP&S 700 leads the ORHF Holiday Express in Portland, OR on Saturday, Dec 5, 2009. The extreme cold weather produced beautiful vapor plumes while running along the partially frozen Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge pond.
  20. BN running down NW 15th

    BN running down NW 15th

    On the same day as the other photo, the BN 214 picks up a car along NW 15th Ave in Portland. I can't remember who the customer was, it may have been the Meier & Frank wearhouse. After 12 years some of the details have slipped my mind.




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