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Title: |
Narrow Passage |
Description: |
My son and I headed for the gorge and decided to stop by Vancouver Wye and chase the first eastbound. It turned out to be this stack train which was leaving just as we got there. The photo is at Eavan. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 2:48:33 PM |
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Vancouver, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Gorge Peak |
Description: |
We beat the train to Cape Horn but I didn't have time to make the hike in to the tunnel so we headed on east. Took this picture at North Bonneville. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 2:54:21 PM |
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North Bonneville, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Cruisin' |
Description: |
Caught up the stack train again at Home Valley. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 2:58:42 PM |
Location: |
Home Valley, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 1077(C44-9W) FURX 7237(SD40-2) BNSF 6805(SD40-2) |
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Title: |
Waiting |
Description: |
At Cooks the stack train pulled into the siding to wait for a westbound. We headed for Bingen. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 3:23:47 PM |
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Cooks, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 1077(C44-9W) |
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Title: |
BNSF 2712 |
Description: |
In Bingen we found a local holding the main for some switching. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 3:27:34 PM |
Location: |
Bingen, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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BNSF 2712(GP39-2) |
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523 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Making a pick-up |
Description: |
Here he leaves a couple of cars on the main while picking up a load of concrete ties. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 3:29:45 PM |
Location: |
Bingen, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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BNSF 2712(GP39-2) |
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614 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
West Grain |
Description: |
This is the train the stack was waiting for at Cooks. Here it is passing through Bingen on its way to Cooks after the local has cleared the main. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 3:39:00 PM |
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Bingen, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
West Grain |
Description: |
A lone DPU on the back of the grain train. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 3:47:21 PM |
Location: |
Bingen, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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BNSF 5282(C44-9W) |
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476 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
West Grain |
Description: |
The DPU on the westbound grain train going away with the local just peeking out behind it. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 3:50:00 PM |
Location: |
Bingen, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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BNSF 5282(C44-9W) |
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419 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF 2712 |
Description: |
After the grain train passes the local continues its work. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 4:00:30 PM |
Location: |
Bingen, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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BNSF 2712(GP39-2) |
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577 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
West Manifest |
Description: |
We headed on east to the rest area west of Lyle to wait for the stack train. Here is a westbound coming out of Lyle. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 4:53:43 PM |
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Lyle, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
East Manifest |
Description: |
At the same time this eastbound was passing Memaloose State Park in Oregon. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 5:01:29 PM |
Location: |
Memaloose, OR |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
East Manifest |
Description: |
The eastbound train rounds the corner heading for Rowena and The Dalles. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 5:06:52 PM |
Location: |
Memaloose, OR |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
West Manifest |
Description: |
Back to the westbound as it emerges from a tunnel. The railroad goes through 3 tunnels in a short distance here. One of them is directly under the rest area. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 5:12:18 PM |
Location: |
Lyle, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 7035(SD40-2) |
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406 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
West Manifest |
Description: |
Tank cars in the westbound manifest. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 5:16:55 PM |
Location: |
Lyle, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
East Stack |
Description: |
The eastbound stack train comes through the tunnels. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 5:31:52 PM |
Location: |
Lyle, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Into the Tunnel |
Description: |
The eastbound stack train entering the third of the 3 tunnels. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 5:40:54 PM |
Location: |
Lyle, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Tight Fit |
Description: |
Note how the tunnel is notched for the containers to fit. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 5:57:01 PM |
Location: |
Lyle, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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268 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pacing a Stack Train |
Description: |
Eastbound stack between Lyle and North Dalles. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 7:29:06 PM |
Location: |
Lyle, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Pacing a Stack Train |
Description: |
The eastbound stack train between Lyle and North Dalles. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 7:34:03 PM |
Location: |
Lyle, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Splitting the Signals |
Description: |
Since the stack train had a meet with an intermodal at North Dalles we beat it to Avery where a westbound manifest was waiting. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 8:01:10 PM |
Location: |
Avery, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 1077(C44-9W) |
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451 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
BNSF 1077 |
Description: |
Close-up of the meet. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 8:16:44 PM |
Location: |
Avery, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 1077(C44-9W) |
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435 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
East Stack |
Description: |
The third unit is still in Santa Fe paint. There is a free camping area here. No water. At some seasons it is only open to native americans. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 8:32:35 PM |
Location: |
Avery, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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BNSF 6805(SD40-2) |
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Title: |
Ready to Roll |
Description: |
The brakeman/conductor climbs back onto the westbound manifest as the last car of the stack train rolls by. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 8:41:08 PM |
Location: |
Avery, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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FURX 7215(SD40-2) |
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390 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
West Manifest |
Description: |
The westbound manifest begins to roll. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 8:48:11 PM |
Location: |
Avery, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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FURX 7215(SD40-2) |
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Title: |
Wishram Yard |
Description: |
A westbound garbage train pulls through the yard (top) as the eastbound stack I have been chasing passes through on main 1 (bottom). |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 8:55:09 PM |
Location: |
Wishram, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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259 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Wishram Yard |
Description: |
A little closer shot with Fallbridge to the Oregon Trunk in the background. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 9:02:16 PM |
Location: |
Wishram, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Waiting |
Description: |
We caught up with the stack train again at Maryhill where it had pulled into the siding for a meet. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 9:08:11 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Waiting for a Westbound |
Description: |
The stack train pulls up to the east switch at Maryill. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 9:46:49 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Yellow Flowers |
Description: |
We headed east along the old ROW and found these flowers beside the Columbia River just below the John Day Dam. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 9:53:02 PM |
Location: |
Cliffs, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
John Day Dam |
Description: |
They were dumping water over the spillways to flush the young salmon downstream. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 9:58:39 PM |
Location: |
Cliffs, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Heading East Again |
Description: |
Just east of the dam is a pond with a boat ramp for fishing. The railings in the background are an access road to the dam. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:02:50 PM |
Location: |
Cliffs, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Heading East Again |
Description: |
The stack train heads east past the John Day Dam and an American Flag. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:07:58 PM |
Location: |
Cliffs, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 1070(C44-9W) FURX 7237(SD40-2) |
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Title: |
Farewell |
Description: |
The train continues east as Bryan and I headed back to Maryhill. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:12:17 PM |
Location: |
Cliffs, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
BNSF 6704 Leads an Eastbound |
Description: |
At east Maryhill we caught this manifest coming out of the siding. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:18:07 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 6704(SD40-2) CSX 8137(SD40-2) |
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Title: |
CSX 8137 |
Description: |
CSX is the second unit on an eastbound manifest leaving Maryhill. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:34:36 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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CSX 8137(SD40-2) |
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498 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF 4319 |
Description: |
Back to the west end of Maryhill where we found this stack train waiting for a green. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:40:40 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 4319(C44-9W) |
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430 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
BNSF 7874 |
Description: |
The second and third units on the eastbound stack train. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:44:24 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 7874(SD40-2) BNSF 7881(SD40-2) |
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468 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Paused |
Description: |
The second and third units and a few Hyundai stacks. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:49:33 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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BNSF 7874(SD40-2) BNSF 7881(SD40-2) |
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454 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
East Stack |
Description: |
A wide shot of the waiting train. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:53:35 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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BNSF 4319(C44-9W) |
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411 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Storm Clouds Gather |
Description: |
Looking across the Columbia River at Biggs while a thunderstorm builds up. The bridge is US 97. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 10:58:28 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Mt. Hood |
Description: |
Looking to the west dark thunder clouds fill the sky with Mt. Hood silhouetted on the horizon. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:02:22 PM |
Location: |
Maryhill, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Deer |
Description: |
We decide to head for the campground at the mouth of the Deschutes River. However it was raining hard so we went up Moody Rd and found this deer. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:09:41 PM |
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Moody, OR |
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Keith Owen |
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184 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Eastbound Manifest |
Description: |
An eastbound approaches Wishram from Fallbridge. Taken from the bluff above Celilo, OR. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:14:55 PM |
Location: |
Fallbridge, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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190 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound Manifest |
Description: |
A westbound Union Pacific manifest passes Celilo Park on the left and Celilo Village on the right. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:20:49 PM |
Location: |
Celilo, OR |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Across the Columbia River |
Description: |
A westbound intermodal meets an eastbound manifest between Wishram and Fallbridge. |
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5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:27:26 PM |
Location: |
Wishram, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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174 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
West Intermodal |
Description: |
The westbound intermodal continues past Fallbridge toward Avery. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:40:02 PM |
Location: |
Fallbridge, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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152 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NS 9326 |
Description: |
NS 9326 is the second unit on the westbound intermodal. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:54:16 PM |
Location: |
Fallbridge, WA |
Author: |
Keith Owen |
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NS 9326(C40-9W) BNSF 4624(C44-9W) |
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498 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Westbound Stack |
Description: |
On the Oregon side a westbound stack train cruises past Celilo Park. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/29/2006 12:02:19 AM |
Location: |
Celilo, OR |
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Keith Owen |
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Title: |
Empire Builder |
Description: |
The eastbound Empire Builder passes the wye at Fallbridge. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/2006 Upload Date: 5/29/2006 12:07:25 AM |
Location: |
Fallbridge, WA |
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Keith Owen |
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202 Comments: 0 |
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