Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 30 minutes ago
After I had already planned a trip down to Redding to visit a friend, the Union Pacific steam program coincidentally announced that the Big Boy was going to be in the area at the same time on it’s Coast-to-Coast tour. So, being that this son of a bitch is NEVER going to come visit the Pacific Northwest, I figured I might as well take the detour and go check it out in a couple spots. 🤷🏻
After I had already planned a trip down to Redding to visit a friend, the Union Pacific steam program coincidentally announced that the Big Boy was going to be in the area at the same time on it’s Coast-to-Coast tour. So, being that this son of a bitch is NEVER going to come visit the Pacific Northwest, I figured I might as well take the detour and go check it out in a couple spots. 🤷🏻
![PNWR 663 Daytime OE Run (6 Motors + 90 Cars)
[Sherwood, OR]
After a very backed up and delayed two days from the Thanksgiving holiday, the day 663 crew on the Portland and Western made a backwards trip down the OE, instead of to Vancouver, with a train comprised of two different sets of cars from the BNSF to head westbound to Albany totaling in 90 cars. With the trailing tonnage being almost 10,000 tons and with Tonquin being such a steep grade, more power was needed to climb the hill.
The comprised OE Express/Harbor Turn and 663 power included PNWR 3053 (EMD SD40-2), PNWR 3051 (EMD SD40-2), PNWR 2302 (EMD GP39-2), PNWR 2317 (EMD GP39-2), PNWR 2312 (EMD GP39-2), and PNWR 2316 (EMD GP39-2). PNWR 663 Daytime OE Run (6 Motors + 90 Cars)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P7Pco66M4gE/mqdefault.jpg)









![KID FRIENDLY/G RATED! New Amtrak Cascade Talgo Set Through Portland (984-Extra)(HD)
[Portland, OR]
Amtraks Cascade service received its first brand new Talgo set for 2013 from Talgo America on April 15th. 2013. Amtrak 984-extra brought the set through its first trip in the Pacific Northwest, where it will go through conditional testing, and finally be put in to revenue service between Vancouver B.C. and Eugene, OR.
Other Amtrak trains in this video include Amtraks 14 northbound Coast Starlight and 507 southbound Cascades.
Song used: Choo Choo Train by Patty Shukla, off her CD Wiggle It! KID FRIENDLY/G RATED! New Amtrak Cascade Talgo Set Through Portland (984-Extra)(HD)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R2n5mP8eTFg/mqdefault.jpg)