Western Railroad Discussion > Trains in the Columbia River Gorge, September 2019, Part 7

Continuing this series with photos from Thursday 9/12.

Like the previous 6 parts, all photos taken at Viento State Park on the Oregon (south) side of the River.

Here's a link to the previous Part 6: https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4944082

Here's a link to the following Part 8: https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4960165

1) 1:11 PM: Starting with the UP, C44AC (AC4400CW) #6161 (ex-SP #154) is the 2nd of 2 DPU's on a westbound loaded soda ash unit, the OGRT4-10; the 1st DPU was C45AH (ET44AH) #2633, and the lead power was SD70AH-T4CU #9040, with SD70ACe's #8579 and #8545.

2) 4:33 PM: SD70M #4549 leads an eastbound manifest, the MPDHKX-12, along with fellow SD70M #5221.

3) 4:34 PM: Tank car PROX #93977 (loaded with liquefied petroleum gas) brings up the markers.

Continued...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/17/20 17:45 by Rainier_Rails.

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Last Three:

4) 5:35 PM: Going over to the BNSF, a westbound empty garbage unit has entered the siding at Cooks to allow the upcoming eastbound Portland section of the Empire Builder to pass on the main. (Power for the garbage was ES44DC's #7308 and #7314.)

5) 6:08 PM: The eastbound #28, with P42DC Genesis #154 for power, crosses the berm separating Drano Lake from the River proper, just east of the east end of the siding at Cooks.

6) 6:46 PM: Back to the UP to close, C45ACCTE (ES44AC) #7780 leads an eastbound manifest, the MPDNP-12, along with C44AC's #6297 (ex-SP #335) and #6671.

That's it for this day, more to come.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/25/20 02:13 by Rainier_Rails.

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Great series of shots especially those from Oregon over to BNSF's main in Washington.  

Gerry