Last weekend several folks were out railfanning the Scenic and Columbia River Subdivisions and I joined them. This was my first time to the Columbia River sub (other than as an Amtrak passenger) and my first time to railfan the Scenic sub when there wasn’t snow on the ground.
Amtrak’s Empire Builder heading downgrade near Trinidad
The Everett to Spokane daily manifest works hard climbing the hill approaching Quincy
A westbound Z train pulls uphill through the “slot” near Cascade Meadows
For more photos of the event, check out the photo thread over at RailroadForums.
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