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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/20 19:54 by F40PHR231.

Nice photos. Industrial switch jobs are cool to watch.

Cool pics! Its nice to see an actual switch engine instead of the GPs and SD40s in local/yard service

Excellent photo series! Love these types of jobs. Thanks for sharing.

Looks like another curving line bottom center left that isn't highlighted. Would that be former right of way? Completely lost a train in there one day while trying to chase it. it must have ducked into a building. I'm no K W-Y.

Nice photo essay, interesting stuff that hard to find anymore.
t4p.

Great pictures! Nice to see end-cab switchers. Industrial trackage and switching can be fascinating.

Stan Praisewater

Nice pictures, Chris. Looks like you took these before the cold snap? I was in Portland and Salem last Friday through Monday with a bit of snow and ice all 4 days.

Looks like they are switching the Holman Dist. building.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

Looking at Chris' highlighted map, if you're sitting in the cab of the 3613 on the highlighted rail line approximately above the word "Private" seen below the picture you can take a picture of Mt. Hood perfectly framed by the peak and ends of the central span of the Fremont Bridge.

I spent many a happy Sunday working the extra 12th Street switcher off of the Portland hoghead extra board in the early '70s, frequently with conductor Harold Gjerman. As I recall, his frequent greeting upon entering the now-gone 12th Street shack at the lower left corner of the picture was "What'll it be boys, 4 or 14?"

GOOD stuff...!!! Thanks for sharing.

"BNSF" Lake Yard? When did UP sell off their majority? ;)

I think that the switcher comes out of Willbridge. I was at Portland Brewing a few years ago and watched the switcher while sipping a beer on the patio. A great day indeed!