26th August 2015

Viewed from Chamberlain Lake Rest Area at 16.15, at a place off Highway 14 known as Lyle, I look down on this west-bound double-stack intermodal train as it slowly crawls along through tunnel 9, Woldson's Tunnel. Two BNSF ES44C4 units are on the front end: nos. 8019 and 7109. Further down the train, which you can see in the distance, are three more mid-train helpers.

This trip up to Wishram and back again to Portland was made in a hired Chevvy Camaro, not the car originally booked with the car rental company, but the only available at the time of collection with a GPS on board. What a shame!