Climbing gently from the tidewater ports near Portland, Oregon is the Columbia River Gorge'a wide, flat-water river passage that provides access to the inland agricultural regions of Washington and Oregon and divides the two states along most of their border. It is a spot of unparalleled beauty that hosts two railroad lines: BNSF to the north and Union Pacific along the southern shore. In Columbia River Gorge Volume I: BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision, Pentrex explored the BNSF side of the Gorge, heading east from Vancouver, Washington to the arid desert mountains near the John Day Dam. Now, in Volume 2, we jump across the river to head back west toward Portland following Union Pacific's Portland Subdivision.
Just as the original hobos of the early 20th century were scorned the mainstream of society, so too ...
A "scenic picture from a hobo's point of view".
The most complete and comprehensive collection of railroading films ever compiled on any subject - t...
The most complete and comprehensive collection of railroading films ever compiled on any subject - t...
The most complete and comprehensive collection of railroading films ever compiled on any subject - t...
Experience the power of the mighty Union Pacific as it conquers its toughest run, the Blue Mountains...
See the Union Pacific fight and win as it takes on the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon - the toughe...
Experience the power of the mighty Union Pacific on its toughest run, the Blue Mountains of Eastern ...
Donner Pass – the name evokes daunting obstacles with good reason. Steep grades and seven months a y...
With just six days remaining before Santa Fe was to be merged with the Burlington Northern, Pentrex ...
Esteemed for its scenic beauty and respected for the difficulty of its terrain, Tennessee Pass has b...
Savor images of Conrail action across the Pittsburgh Line, the very soul of this once mighty transpo...
Pentrex takes you back in time to the late 1950s and 1960s for a close-up look at the waning years o...
Union Pacific has always been on the cutting edge of locomotive technology. In the 1950s, it became ...
Flanking the western shore of the upper Mississippi River runs Canadian Pacific's River Subdivision,...
The mighty 4449 was painted black with BNSF decals to head up a BNSF Employee Appreciation Special i...
In August of 2002, former Santa Fe steam locomotive 3751 returned to the rails for a thrilling excur...
In the decade they were operated, Union Pacific's 8500-series Gas Turbine Electric Locomotives earne...
Have you ever passed a track gang and wondered what all those machines actually do? Here's your answ...
When moist Pacific Ocean air collides with cold mountain temperatures, it creates an opportunity to ...