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  1. Down the hill

    Down the hill

    On a Saturday in December, back in the late 1900s, the Mt. Hood RR Christmas Tree Train heads back to Hood River, Oregon.
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  2. Mount Rainer

    Mount Rainer

    A south-bound BNSF Garbage train makes its way over Bridge 14 on the Seattle Subdivision. View full size, it looks much better.
    • Railgeek
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    • 14 bnsf bridge garbage mount mt mt. puget rainer seattle sound train
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    • Category: Scenic Views
  3. Weyerhaeuser over the Toutle River bridge

    Weyerhaeuser over the Toutle River bridge

    Seen here is the Weyerhaeuser extra passing over the south fork of the Toutle River on the new bridge over the river.. In May of 1980, Mt. St. Helens blew it's top and sent a massive rage of water and debris down this exact spot of the river where I stand taking this picture of the...
    • SP&SFan
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    • centerbeams colors extra fall green helens mill mountain mt. railroad sry st. weyerhaeuser wtcx
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  4. The Power of the Mountain - June 2008 Photo Assignment

    The Power of the Mountain - June 2008 Photo Assignment

    Union Pacific SD90MAC #8275 is ready to pull a loaded grain train out of the siding in Portland, Oregon with Mt. Hood looming in the background on June 23, 2008.
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    • Category: Editor's Favorite Photos
  5. Continental Divide- East side

    Continental Divide- East side

    A sign approx. 500 ft. from the west tunnel portal denotes the continental divide for WB trains (and on-lookers).
    • Empire Builder
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    • 2008 5 548 548' above continental divide elevation ft. july link montana mt. mullan pass rail sealevel
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  6. Montana Rail Link

    Montana Rail Link

    Still waiting for something to come my way at Blossberg, I decide to take a picture of MRL's logo on one of their signal boxes at Blossberg
    • Empire Builder
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    • 2008 blossberg box july link montana mrl mt. mullan pass rail signal
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  7. Continental Divide - west side

    Continental Divide - west side

    A sign denoting the continental divide to EB trains (and on-lookers) at the crest of Mullan Pass reads "CONTINENTAL DIVIDE elevation 5,548 ft. above sealevel", & can be seen abt. 500 ft. west of Mullan Tunnel's west portal
    • Empire Builder
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    • 2008 5 548 548' above continental divide elevation ft. july link montana mt. mullan pass rail sealevel
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    • Category: Buildings and Structures
  8. Amtrak and the Mountian

    Amtrak and the Mountian

    Too bad this one was going North!
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  9. Workshop Cat

    Workshop Cat

    Jason Hill (KD7TQN) plays with the workshop cat at the Mt. Rainer Scenic Railroad workshop.
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  10. Last minute checks..

    Last minute checks..

    Here is the crew doing their last minutes checks as the steamer is releasing steam in the usual spots near and in the cab. This was my 1st time actually chasing a steam train without the huge railfan crowds around.. What a noticable change.
    • SP&SFan
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    • 2-8-2 beach bridge cars engine hood locomotive mt. oregon passenger railroad river rocks steam trees
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  11. Waitin' her turn to shine..

    Waitin' her turn to shine..

    #18 is sitting just idling underneath an overpass in downtown Hood River while waiting for all the passengers to board before a 10am departure on a crisp and cool saturday morning..
    • SP&SFan
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    • 2-8-2 beach bridge cars engine hood locomotive mt. oregon passenger railroad river rocks steam trees
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  12. Steam Bridge..

    Steam Bridge..

    #18 is giving this bridge on the Mt. Hood Railroad a good dose of thick black oily smoke as it pushes the passenger train up towards its final destination of Odell, Ore.
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    • 2-8-2 beach bridge cars engine hood locomotive mt. oregon passenger railroad river rocks steam trees
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  13. #18 across the Hood River 8-4-2007

    #18 across the Hood River 8-4-2007

    With two of my friends, we ended up chasing Fleming Locomotive Works #18 as it crosses the river on the Mt. Hood Railroad towards the station sign "Switchback". The steamer sounded awesome!!
    • SP&SFan
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    • 2-8-2 beach bridge cars engine hood locomotive mt. oregon passenger railroad river rocks steam trees
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  14. Homestake Pass

    Homestake Pass

    A picture of a trestle on the west side of Homestake Pass, which crosses the continental divide just east of Butte, Mt. The tracks on Homestake Pass are owned by BNSF & are currently inactive, although Montana Rail Link is looking into reopening the pass to relieve congestion on Mullan...
    • Empire Builder
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    • bnsf butte continental divide homestake link montana mountains mrl mt. northern np pacific pass rail trestle
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    • Category: Bridges and Trestles
  15. Westbound Amtrak #27 Highballing through Mt. Pleasant, Wash.

    Westbound Amtrak #27 Highballing through Mt. Pleasant, Wash.

    Amtrak #27 is highballing through Mt. Pleasant, Wash. towards it's final destination of Portland, Ore. (This is the 1st time for me shooting at this location.)
    • SP&SFan
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    • #27 amtrak bnsf builder empire fallbridge mt. pleasant subdivision washington
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  16. Westbound Empire Builder with Mt. Hood at sunrise.

    Westbound Empire Builder with Mt. Hood at sunrise.

    Here we have the Westbound Empire Builder (Train #27) with Mt. Hood at sunrise with a little traffic on the river.. This shot is just east of Bingen, Wash. in the Columbia River Gorge.
    • SP&SFan
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    • #27 amtrak bingen builder empire fallbridege hood mt. subdivision wash. westbound
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    • Category: Western United States
  17. Steaming up the Grade

    Steaming up the Grade

    Mt. Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  18. Beginning the Climb

    Beginning the Climb

    Mt. Washington Cog Railway, Mt. Washington,New Hampshire
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  19. Starting up the Mountain

    Starting up the Mountain

    The Mt. Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire.
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  20. Mt. Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire

    Mt. Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire

    Looking up from the railroad\'s base station, at the foot of Mt. Washington.
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    • cog mt. railway washington
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives



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