The Gregarious Railfan |
The Columbia River Gorge |
Webmasters note: Again the Columbia River Gorge is not a single place it is a 100 mile stretch of the Columbia River from Portland OR/Vancouver WA to Boardman OR. The BNSF Runs on the Washington (north) side of the Columbia River and the Union Pacific runs on the Oregon (south) side of the river. Bridges cross the Columbia at Bridge of the Gods, N 45.66236, W 121.90136; Hood River, OR, N 45.71671, W 121.49657; The Dalles, OR, N 45.61100, W 121.14043; and Biggs Junction, OR, N 45.67587, W 120.83617. **Columbia River Gorge railfanning was featured in TRAINS Magazine, Hot Spots, March, 2017 I have little more to add outside of the links for Weather, and Google map and the above info. BNSF in The Columbia River Gorge . Rare 2 trains "Over/ Under" each other: Drone view 11/3/2018 Google map Scanner: UP 160.515 [27] Railroads: BNSF Northwest Div, Fallbridge Sub; UP Northwest Div, Portland Sub, & Oregon Sub Approximate # of trains in 24 hours: 50+ |