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UP's Southeast Switcher is busy with chores along the old SP mainline
near Milwaukee, OR. |
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A MHKCO train at Mill St. in Salem, OR. |
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The Southbound Coast Starlight south of Turner in Oregon's Willamette
Valley. Mt. Jefferson can be seen in the distance. |
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Not much has changed at the old BN OE yard in Albany, save for the
paint on the rolling stock and a few signs. |
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On Tuesday I began my trip back north. I start by chasing the Salem
Switcher north toward Woodburn among the flower fields. |
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Espee's old Brooklyn Yard still sees a fair amount of activity. |
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Bonneville Dam had all it's spillways open. The weather it heavily
overcast with intermittent sprinkles. The trains are not running for the
moment because there is a unit ballast train dumping rock between North
Bonneville and Rooster Rock. |
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Soon a whole fleet of westbounds is heading my way, but due to the
crappy weather, I didn't put much effort into photographing them. I was
more interested in scouting for locations for future trips, and exploring
the upper end of the old Broughton flume. Here we see the ZCHCPTL at the
west switch at Cooks. |
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I also catch the UROOINB at the east switch at Cooks. |
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A M-PASINB from the Cooks-Underwood road way up behind Drano Lake. |
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The flume in the woods below Mill B. |
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The flume at a station just before it drops off into the Columbia River
Gorge just above Drano Lake. The flume was in operation until 1986 and
carried rough cut lumber between Willard and a trackside finishing mill
at Hood. Most of it can still be seen today, though rockslides and fallen
trees have taken their toll. A couple noted episodes of Lassie were filmed
involving a ride down this flume. |
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A loaded grain train approaching the Drano tunnel from above. |
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UP's Bend local waiting to enter the mainline at OT Jct. |
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A Boardman coal train is tied down at Juniper Siding in the Wallua
Gap. |
