Western Railroad Discussion > A Few Pix from the Gorge

I recently visited the Columbia River Gorge. First time in about 40 years. Beautiful place.

--Steve Schmollinger

Amtrak No. 27 near Stevenson, WA

Ebd UP rock train at m.p. 99 near Celilo, OR



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/16/12 15:54 by schmo.

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WBD BNSF DPUs on grain train, Bingen, WA

UP meet, Dalles Dam, OR

BNSF ebd grain, Dallesport, WA

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my favorite place away from home ... #3 is absolutely stunning ... #4 a close second ... very very nice images

UP ebd KLine stack train, Celilo, OR

Wbd BNSF garbage train, Maryhill, WA

Ebd BNSF Z train, Lyle, WA

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BNSF 7037 South, Oregon Trunk, Celilo, OR

Wbd UP stack train, west of Biggs, OR

BNSF wbd grain near Stevenson, WA

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BNSF wbd grain, Horsethief Lake, WA

BNSF wbd grain, Maryhill, WA

BNSF sbd, Oregon Trunk, Celilo, OR

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Hi Steve. It's hard to say which I like best. They are all great! Thank's for sharing your work with us. Bill

A truly amazing post; wonderful photographs - what skill and creativity!

Don Bowen
Saint Helena, CA

Great stuff, Steve. Lots of angles I hadn't thought of in my visits there.

PasadenaSub Wrote:
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> Great stuff, Steve. Lots of angles I hadn't
> thought of in my visits there.


the builder is the perfect train for the location showcased in the first photo, and i'll admit (piggybacking on rich) i never thought of that until seeing this post.

glad you caught the ballast train that has been working the area for the last couple of weeks along the portland sub. forty years away, but you didn't miss a step!
beautiful work steve.

Wow, sweet set.
JB

Steve, truly outstanding photos. In sun, clouds and rain.
John

These photos are amazing and full of drama. But, they seem really edited and sometimes grainy...what do you use to edit?

SCUfoamer Wrote:
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> These photos are amazing and full of drama. But,
> they seem really edited and sometimes
> grainy...what do you use to edit?

Adobe PS Elements. No grain. You may be seeing rain in some shots. None were over-processed.

schmo Wrote:
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> SCUfoamer Wrote:
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> > These photos are amazing and full of drama.
> But,
> > they seem really edited and sometimes
> > grainy...what do you use to edit?
>
> Adobe PS Elements. No grain. You may be seeing
> rain in some shots. None were over-processed.

Ah you are correct it is rain...

Not to pick nits Steve, but I think of pix 2 as being right below Moody at the mouth of the Deschutes River, which is a mile or so from Celilo

Larry Dodgion
Wilsonville, OR

Great pictures. I've been through there once, but it was before I seriously got back into the hobby. Next year, a major swing in this direction is definitely in the planning stage.

OUTSTANDING set of pics!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

This entire photographic series has to be of award winning status tho
I'm not qualified to be a judge in such things. It shows so much about
modern railroading in a unique area of the country. The composition of
each visual, the variety of trains on BOTH sides of the River, weather
changes, vivid colors, scene settings, contrasts, varied train lengths and
motive power configurations. Had to chuckle over the stubby Amtrak Spokane/
Portland one half Empire Builder with two locos yet! Not often seen. The
author must be gifted with a world of staying power and resolve to catch
some of the scenes at those specific times....not to mention the skills
level. Add it all up and all I can say is Wow several times and I DID. Made
the day for me.
R.Barrie Spokane Valley, Wa
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