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| Portland Union Station. This station is on the National Register Of Historic Places. |
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| Looking towards the station platform from outside Union Station. The tracks embedded in the street are operated by TriMet, which is Portland's light-rail transit system. |
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| Amtrak Cascades Train #516 with F59PHI #469 which was set to push this train south later today. Cascades trains operate in "push-pull" mode just like the Pacific Surfliners. |
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| Former F40, now NPCU (Non-Powered Control Unit) #90250 on the other end of Train #516. |
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| Train #28 - The Empire Builder Portland Section which will leave later today with P42DC #133 on point. |
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| Goodbye BNSF, hello Uncle Pete! We're now merging onto the Union Pacific Brooklyn Sub south of Portland. |
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| Some very nice fall color just south of Portland. |
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| I think I know what happened to my old car now! |
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| Taking a break at Eugene-Springfield, OR. |
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| Along the Willamette River. |
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| Pork Tenderloins in a Brown Apricot Sauce with Mashed Potatoes & Rice Medley, delicious dinner!!! |
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| Taking a break at Klamath Falls, OR. |
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| One of the nicest cars in the Amtrak System, the Pacific Parlour Car. |
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| Welcome to Emeryville, CA, connection to San Francisco! |
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| Oakland - Jack London Square, CA. |
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| Some mountains south of Oakland. |
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| Taking a fresh-air break at San Jose, CA. |
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| The Amtrak San Jose Diridon Station. |
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| Its a tight fit, but one can fit all their gear in a Superliner Roomette! Oh, and I hate touch pads on laptops, gimme my mouse!!! |
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| Lots of farmland! |
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