BNSF Columbia River Route, Spokane to Portland

The spectacular beauty of the Columbia River with its ever changing scenery can be seen thru Green Frog’s professional railroad photographer Rich Scheid. We will start out in Spokane Washington and work our way west thru Washington’s golden rolling hills of wheat, visiting towns like Sprague, Ritzville, Lind, and Pasco’s, BNSF’s division headquarters with yard and shops.
br>Then we’ll cross the Columbia River at Pasco to its north side and follow the great river with its diverse scenery. We will visit towns like Wishram with its yard nestled at the bottom of the gorge and work our way west thru some of the most spectacular scenery in this country. At Dallesport we will see the Locks, Dam, Falls and trains with beautiful Mount Hood in the background. Next we’ll follow the spectacular shoreline of the Columbia River Gorge thru tunnels, past shear rock walls and from many vantage points.
br> Then on thru Bingen, Hood, Cook, Home Valley, Stevens, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington with its depot, yard, and bridge over the Columbia River. Then we’ll cross the Columbia River into Portland, Oregon to the beautiful Portland Union Station.