Western Railroad Discussion > 2nd Annual "Northwest Turkey Shoot"

It’s time for the 2nd annual “Northwest Turkey Shoot”

When I lived in Cleveland (1993 - 1998), every Thanksgiving, the Forest City Chapter of the Railroad Enthusiasts would meet at Bob's Big Boy for breakfast and a morning of foaming at Berea Tower. I understand that they celebrated their 40th anniversary last year. We called it the "Turkey Shoot".

I became a dispatcher with BNSF in 1998 and moved to Texas. In honor of that tradition, in 2005, I started my own version called the "Texas Turkey Shoot" and posted pictures here on Trainorders.

Now that I am retired and living in Portland, Oregon, it has become the “Northwest Turkey Shoot.

Here are the links to the previous year’s Thanksgiving posts.

2005
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1044681,1044681#msg-1044681

2006
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1287080,1287080#msg-1287080

2007
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1542232,1542232#msg-1542232

2008
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1813883,1813883#msg-1813883

2009
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2065220,2065220#msg-2065220

2010
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2329696,2329696#msg-2329696

2011 Did not go out that year – pictures are from Thanksgiving 1969
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,2620467,2620467#msg-2620467

2012
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2924990,2924990#msg-2924990

2013
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2924990,2924990#msg-2924990

2014 & 2015 Did not do the Turkey Shoot
It was revived in 2016 after my retirement in July 2015 and moving back to Oregon

2016 1st annual “Northwest Turkey Shoot”
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4167971,4167973#msg-4167973


Here's today's photos.

1. We're in SE Portland looking east on Hawthorne St. These are the old Portland Traction (streetcar) tracks that led to the Hawthorne Bridge. The streetcars quit running across the bridge in the early 1950's

2. NB Union Pacific freight crossing SE Clay St

3. Looking north toward East Portland


Nomosantafe
Portland, Oregon
"Pacific Wonderland"

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4. & 5. SB Amtrak train #502 approaching SE Taylor St

6. SB Union Pacific freight same location

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7. & 8. Union Pacific freight approaching Brooklyn Yard in SE Portland

9. Then it was over to Vancouver, WA. BNSF Warbonnet on the tail track at Vancouver Center

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10. Looking south from the parking lot toward the Columbia Draw, Vancouver Passenger depot and power on the tail track

11. I drove up to the Fruit Valley Road overpass at the north end of the yard and got this NB loaded grain headed for Tacoma approaching Fruit Valley on the bypass track (main 3) around the east side of Vancouver Yard

12. Going away shot looking north

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13. & 14. SB Amtrak train #501 at Fruit Valley with Seattle Seahawk Cab Car leading

15. Going away shot of Amtrak #502 passing Vancouver Yard

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16., 17. & 18. Back to Portland to shoot NB Amtrak train #506 coming off the Willamette Draw
BTW - On a Dispatcher road trip in 2013, I spent some time with the bridge tender. He took me up to the top of the north tower and I stood next to that red light at the top of the bridge tower

Then it was home to watch football and have the Cowboys let me down by losing, followed by a great Thanksgiving dinner.

Hope y'all had a nice Thanksgiving !

Nomo

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You saved the best for last. The tree colors at lift bridge are a nice contrast to the train!

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My Brother and Niece live in Portland. He has always scoffed at my interest in trains but my niece uses the Portland light rail and street cars all the time. She says, "Uncle, we have lots of trains up here".
Judging from your photos--I would say she is right!!!!

Excellent! And thanks for the look at the top of the Seahawk cab car in photo #14. Never realized they used sea-foam green on the very top.
Dave

Very nice series!
BB

The Amtrak train is 505 just south of east Portland. 502 is a Northbound out of PDX. This was me running.

Excellent series, u got some angles around Brooklyn I've never seen!