What's Here:
TriMet MAX Light Rail, Yellow Line
The Red, Blue, Green lines can be caught at the Rose Quarter station
Paul Bunyan Statue
Data:
GPS Coordinates: as needed
Phone A/C: 503
ZIP: n/a
Access by train/transit:
TriMet Light Rail
Amtrak (across the river in downtown)
Portland Streetcar (6 block walk from the Interstate/Rose Quarter station, or in downtown)
The Scoop:
The Yellow Line is the only one of the four lines crossing the Willamette
using the Steel Bridge, to not go thru the Rose Quarter Transit Center Station,
instead, it hangs a left at the wye, and has it's own stop for the Rose Quarter
on North Interstate Ave.
Acknowledgements:
David Wilson
Denver Todd
Websites and other additional information sources of interest for the area:
None for now.....
Just north of the Albina station, at Russell St, you pass by Union Pacific's
Albina Yard, and have the chance to catch some action if you are lucky.
The 405's Freemont Bridge over the Willamette provides a nice backdrop for your
pictures. You can always get off at the Albina station and walk closer for
better pictures.
Just to the south of the station, the tracks leave the middle of Interstate Ave,
and now run off to the east side of the street.
Across the street from the station is this 31 foot tall statue of Paul Bunyan, erected in 1959!
Up and Over the UP and the Columbia Slough
NB
signals at the entrance to the causeway/overpass/bridge
From Columbia Blvd
UP signals along Columbia Blvd
Delta Park / Vanport Station
GPS Coordinates: 45.596120, -122.685685
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Park/Vanport_station
Looks like we have a lot going on here at this station: The Portland Model
Rocket Park, the Portland International Raceway, Winter Wonderland Portland,
Historic Vanport, and we're also on the edge of a golf course.
Just south of the station, the elevated section crosses Interstate Ave, and
hits the ground just before the station.
I love trains, and I love signals. I am not an expert. My webpages reflect what I find on the topic of the page. This is something I have fun with while
trying to help others.
Please Note: Since the main focus of my two websites is railroad signals, the railfan guides are oriented towards the signal fan being able to locate them.
For those of you into the modeling aspect of our hobby, my
indexa page has a list of almost everything railroad oriented
I can think of to provide you with at least a few pictures to help you detail your pike.
If this is a railfan page, every effort has been made to make sure that the information contained on this map and in this railfan guide is correct. Once in a while,
an error may creep in :-)
My philosophy: Pictures and maps are worth a thousand words, especially for railfanning. Text descriptions only get you so far, especially if you get lost or
disoriented. Take along good maps.... a GPS is OK to get somewhere, but maps are still better if you get lost! I belong to AAA, which allows you to get
local maps for free when you visit the local branches. ADC puts out a nice series of county maps for the Washington DC area, but their state maps do not have the
railroads on them. If you can find em, I like the National Geographic map book of the U.S..... good, clear, and concise graphics, and they do a really good job
of showing you where tourist type attractions are, although they too lack the railroads. Other notes about specific areas will show up on that page if known.
Aerial shots were taken from either Google or Bing Maps as noted. Screen captures are made
with Snagit, a Techsmith product... a great tool if you have never used it!
By the way, floobydust is a term I picked up 30-40 years ago from a National Semiconductor data book, and means miscellaneous
and/or other stuff.
Pictures and additional information is always needed if anyone feels inclined to take 'em, send 'em, and share 'em, or if you have something to add or correct.... credit
is always given! Please be NICE!!! Contact info is here
Beware: If used as a source, ANYTHING from Wikipedia must be treated as being possibly inaccurate, wrong, or not true.
NB
signals at the entrance to the causeway/overpass/bridge
From Columbia Blvd
UP signals along Columbia Blvd
David Wilson, 2004