Friday, August 31, 2012

VAWBAR waits

VAWBAR creeps onto Celilo Railroad Bridge headed by 969, 5215, 5432 and 1094 as it waits for the bridge to close before it heads south of the Oregon Trunk on Aug. 25, 2012.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Westbound garbage empties

Westbound garbage empties wend through the tunnel into Wishram on Aug. 25, 2012.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Framed

BNSF units 5437 and 5107 are framed by a tree in Celilo Park across the Columbia River on Aug. 25, 2012. The units were parked at Wishram, Wash.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Great Northern 2507

Sun kisses Great Northern Railway 2507 on display at Wishram, Ore.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Home Valley

Solitary carload of lumber awaits pickup on the Home Valley, Wash. siding as the BNSF intermodal from Tacoma heads east on August 25, 2012.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Clash of haulers

BNSF grain loads head west at Chamberlain Lake while tug, probably pushing empty barnes for grain loading, travels along the Columbia River eastbound.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Gateway Western

Gateway Western GP38-3 was captured at Knoche Yard in Kansas City, MO, on Sept. 13, 2002. Gateway Western is owned by Kansas City Southern and operates between Kansas City, Springfield, Illinois, and St. Louis, as well as switching areas of Kansas City.