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Thinking I’ll hang out on the Fallbridge sub today

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

UP 7930 pulls a manifest by the signals at Mosier siding. These searchlight signals are a rare sight nowadays and what few remain are disappearing fast, replaced with easier to maintain traffic light-style signals. This one’s days are numbered; a new signal mast is on the ground awaiting install.

submitted 86 days ago • 2 comments

Mondays are for railfanning! I wanted to go further into the Columbia Gorge and it did not disappoint. Snagged 4 different trains at The Dalles thanks to some luck and careful monitoring of my radio scanner to hear what was going on the Portland-Hinkle UP line.

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

Went further into the Columbia River Gorge today and was surprised by how close by a lot of really good spots were! Made it out to The Dalles and then just a little farther east I ran into the Oregon Trunk sub (BNSF’s line to Bend) and then this bridge over Lake Umatilla

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment

There and back again . UP 5608 led a 4-motor light power move across Portland’s Steel Bridge. A few minutes later, the signal lit up again and 5608 went back the way it came, in the rear instead of the front.

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

A northbound Union Pacific local approaches grade crossings at Hubbard, OR, milepost 739 on the Brooklyn subdivision.

submitted 178 days ago • 0 comments

UP 7356 leads a manifest train through North Portland’s Kenton Line. Mount Hood can be seen in the background.

submitted 178 days ago • 0 comments

Been in a funk all month so I haven’t done much railfanning, but this past week I bucked that. Got some pics in the central Willamette Valley (just north of Salem) and found a cool spot on the UP in Portland with Mount Hood as a backdrop. Going on a trip next week, hope to post edits before then.

submitted 194 days ago • 1 comment

Through the mist and clouds of the Columbia River Gorge, a Union Pacific Z train emerges. Flanked by fall colors, this high-priority passes by the tri-light signal and the rock slide fence at MP 28.8 as it races to Hinkle for a crew change. 11/5/24

submitted 211 days ago • 1 comment

Dusk sets in as the 4-car Empire Builder Train 28, led by a Siemens Charger in Phase VI scheme, races east through Washougal, WA.

submitted 216 days ago • 0 comments

The tri-light signals are lit up as UP 5910 leads a manifest train west at MP 28.8 on the Portland subdivision. The red flag indicates a track gang is working in the area and approaching trains must contact the foreman to get permission through the limits.

submitted 217 days ago • 1 comment

AMTK 160, the 50th anniversary P42 affectionately dubbed the “Pepsi can,” leads the 4-car Empire Builder No. 28 across the Columbia River Bridge in Vancouver, WA. A break in the clouds adds a little bit of sunshine to the Oregon side’s greenery and to this beautiful heritage unit.

submitted 226 days ago • 0 comments

A snowy and cloud-wrapped Mount Hood rises above BNSF 3828 as it leads a string of tank cars from the oil fields of the Midwest to the refineries of the Northwest. 10/30/24

submitted 228 days ago • 0 comments

Part of the fun and the challenge of moving to Portland is finding my own railfanning spots. In UT I was a part of a few groups that would all do meetups, share locations, etc. Haven’t found that to be the case here (yet) so I’m blazing my own trail for better or for worse.

submitted 229 days ago • 3 comments

Look both ways for trains

submitted 229 days ago • 1 comment

#ThrowbackThursday (a day late) “Pepsi can” AMTK 160, Amtrak’s 50th anniversary heritage unit wearing Dash 9 livery, leads an inbound Coast Starlight Train 11 across the Steel Bridge. 1/30/24 📸 iPhone 14 Pro

submitted 235 days ago • 0 comments

On the outskirts of Cascade Locks, rebuilt Canadian Pacific SD70ACu no. 7053 leads a grain train under the overcast and rainy autumn skies and through the greenery of the Columbia River Gorge on UP’s Portland subdivision.

submitted 237 days ago • 1 comment

Railfanning the UP today! Can anyone guess where these were taken?

submitted 238 days ago • 0 comments

Talgo Series VIII “Mt. Jefferson” is today’s Amtrak 507 southbound from Seattle to Portland then Eugene, OR. The train races past at top speed through Vader, WA, flanked by autumn leaves. 10/14/24

submitted 243 days ago • 0 comments

A pedestrian waits patiently as a Union Pacific intermodal train ("stack train") makes its way off the Steel Bridge. Union Station's clock tower rises above as these double-stacked port containers slowly make their way through West Portland.

submitted 245 days ago • 0 comments

Hello! I'm a railfan who recently moved to the Portland, OR, area and I want to share my art with you all. Up till now I've been posting on Flickr and Instagram under the handle GoodChristianRailfanning, and I thought I'd start posting here too. :)

submitted 245 days ago • 0 comments