Western Railroad Discussion > Oregon Trunk Traffic

At the end of the month I'll be in the Bend area and would like to know what the rail traffic is like currently on the Oregon Trunk. Also, if any particular schedule is followed, what times can I expect trains through town? Thanks for your help!

Fred Harrison
Central Point, OR
CORPpower/JSS/EORS

Based on my experiences from earlier this summer the morning line ups may show three or four each way, you will be lucky if you see two or three total in the daylight. You can hear the disparcher talk with trains and section about what will be going on and then watch something entirely different unfold in front of you.

So bring lots of patience and lower your expectations.

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Just spent two full days last week camped out on the OT. Both calendar days had 6 trains each. 7 were in daylight, 5 at night.

Thanks for the input!

Fred Harrison
Central Point, OR
CORPpower/JSS/EORS

We just had an inspection train come through southbound on Wednesday in the daytime.

Martin

Curious if any day of the week has more train action than others. Was at Maupin for a short time on two days last week and didn't have much more than a rail train and a hy-rail truck, both around 15:00 hrs. The rail train had a meet further down river though.

In Bend on weekdays daylight hours there are usually a couple of trains between ten am and one pm. Then a couple more around five to seven pm. Rest of them are after dark.
Usually a north bound bare table every other day. A empty north bound auto rack once a week or so.
Still seeing a unit train of grain cars southbound every ten days or so. The empties return as two seperate trains.

Power has been kinda boring for the most part. Not a lot of foreign locos the last couple of months.

They had a couple green BN engines this summer doing the local but they disappeared in the last two weeks. Replacements were pumpkins. The local runs during the daylight hours. Anywhere from 9 am till dusk.

If a train is being held for a crew it is usually parked just south of portland street crossing.

Currently there is dozen or so pieces mow equipment parked on a siding north of revere avenue. Believe they are headed north.

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