I Wish I'd Been In Oregon

Picture by Steve Shom, posted at Railroad Forums.

What a great picture. Here, the 700 is making hers way back to Portland from an excursion trip in Salem, crossing the bridge over the Willamette River near Lake Oswego.

WIllamette River Bridge

Willamette River Bridge

Willamette River Bridge
Originally uploaded by Tyler-PacificSlope.

How about some bridge action? Here's a look at the Willamette River Bridge.

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May 10, 1869

What was it that the Engines said,Pilots touching, head to head,Facing on a single track,Half a world behind each back?- Bret Harte

On this date, one hundred and thirty-six years ago, America's greatest engineering feat to date was finished. This feat meant the nation would flower, as at long last East was linked to West.

They would never look back.