Mighty Columbia River Gorge Trains (4K) | March 15, 2024

Both big railroads are here! The BNSF and UP. Enjoy some trains in the mighty Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington!
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Biggs Jct. OR
02:15 - Maryhill WA
04:39 - Oregon Trunk Tunnel 1
07:33 - Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge
10:45 - Maryhill WA
15:15 - Lyle WA
17:38 - Tunnels West of Lyle WA
20:29 - Tunnels West of Bingen WA
23:22 - Cascade Locks OR
27:16 - Multnomah Falls OR
Recording equipment used:
-DJI Mavic 3 Pro
-Sony ZV E-10
Music is used from Artlist
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[@kevinchamberlain2195]

Thanks!

[@TheRailfanDan]

My gosh Kevin thank you from the bottom of my heart! This is so generous. I guarantee your donation will go directly to helping me bring you more great material!

[@markb3786]

I am literally angry at the disparity between the quality of these videos and the lack of subscribers. My family immensely appreciates your dedication to your passion. Thank you so much for your hard work.

[@matthewwilson5019]

im blessed to live 2 hours from the Columbia river Gorge

[@hcrun]

Whoa! Calm down, pal. No point in being "literally angry" about something over which you have no control whatsoever.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Ha it's alright Ken I admire his passion for the success of the channel!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Wow and your comment has 12 likes so I am glad others agree and I do appreciate your emotional support, Mark! That made me laugh when I first read it but thank you so much. You and others make it that much more satisfying.

[@Midway_CV-41]

I'm just awestruck, the water was so smooth. The nature there is quite amazing.

[@rodirby5952]

Yes, the water is as smooth as glass which happens often. All those worthlss windmills R not turning ether, so much for dependable power, NOT!

[@seanrogers8774]

Remarkable viewpoints of so many familiar locations Dan! Good look at the remnants of the old flume around 21:00 & fun to see the wrong side of the river leader in front of Multnomah Falls! Thank you so much for this video, it's very enjoyable.

[@TheRailfanDan]

I admit ignorance at not knowing a flume but after looking it up that is super cool it's still there! I will have to try and inspect it closer the next time I am there. Thanks a lot Sean!

[@kevinchamberlain2195]

Another masterpiece of Railroad videography. Awesome!!!.

[@dab1068]

Another great video Dan. Thanks for sharing with us all.

[@danieljulian4676]

One of my favorite places on earth - I love the lava. Thanks, Dan.

[@cynthiacarter532]

Live in Oregon and never get tired of the drive through the gorge. Spectacular scenery!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much and agreed!

[@trainmaster9323]

Beautiful !!

[@joeyjamison5772]

Nice show! I did a driving trip along the Columbia River in September of 2000 and this brought back a bunch of old memories!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks Joey and that's great I'm glad it brought back some memories!

[@finlayfraser9952]

Looking down from Google Maps never reveals the magnificence of the scenery, and the length of the trains is mind blowing!

[@christophers7753]

Wow, what a nice day you caught to be out there. It's a special area to appreciate for sure, and the trains only add to the ambiance. Lotta good memories of friends & family and times spent together when I saw this-my daughter saw what I was watching as she was leaving for work, stopped, smiled and said "I remember that". Thanx man.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Oh very cool thanks for sharing! It is a magnificent region for sure!

[@bgmcc907]

Where I cut my teeth as a railfan photographer. SPECTACULARLY spectacular! No place better. Period.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Haha great and thanks so much! It really is quite spectacle through here!

[@snchilders]

That was excellent, Dan. I especially like the long shots where we can see all, or most, of the train.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Me too! It's my favorite to film in wide open regions like this.

[@ishkabiddle8930]

The best video of rail action in the Gorge I've seen. You outdid yourself with this one!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Well thanks so much I'm humbled you think so!

[@SuperPhester]

Unbelievably AWESOME train videos Dan! You are the best, and THANK YOU!!!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much I'm so glad you think so!

[@Dreamworld986]

Stunning scenery again. I live in Illinois and have only been west twice and not that far north so being able to see the scenery out there is wonderful. I think what makes your video's outstanding is the combination of scenery and seeing the full size of these trains from above. And I appreciate your commentary, especially pointing out things like Mt. Hood, the waterfall, the bridge and some history of some of the area's. And they are very professionally done. Thank you.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot! That just it for me. All about the scenery. I'm humbled you think it's professional!

[@denault3985]

Always good, this time of one of my favorite places.

[@jillscheidell8383]

You and Mark really had great weather and conditions for this, love the mirror images ! Also love the facts you told about bridges, Cascade locks and Multnomah falls. The series of tunnel shots is amazing, what a marvel these tunnels are especially for when they were built, and loved how you lingered at the falls. So very relaxing, another reason to look forward to Saturday to see what you will release each week, well done 👏

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks Mom! 😁 I enjoyed adding all that little bits of info too but try to keep it not too saturated with info so it doesn't spoil the ambiance.

[@user-ur3pr9zg3b]

Another fantastic video from Railfan Dan. You visit all of my favorite places!

[@stevenschuman2374]

I have been to most of these locations, only from ground level. I live in Gresham, Or. Usually there are 2 loaded coal trains each day, one goes to Robert's Bank, BC Canada whereas the 2nd one goes to the steam plant at Centralia, Wa. Most of the grain trains go to Kalama, Wa to serve Harvest States or Peavey grain terminals to be shipped overseas. You did a fantastic job!! Thanks Steven W Schuman

[@TheRailfanDan]

Very cool and thank you Steven!

[@J3scribe]

That's the best damn footage I've seen yet of the river crossing. How fortunate we viewers are that you were blessed with such a remarkable day to go flying and shoot one of your top videos yet! Simply marvelous, beginning to end.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Well thank you so much my friend! Yes fortunate indeed!

[@doc8579]

We’ll done. Great combination of trains and scenery

[@jimsmith9819]

thank you Dan, this was my old stomping grounds, i am currently living in Spokane Wa, but originally from White Salmon, just up the hill from Bingen, when i was 18 i worked at that lumber mill in Bingen

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Jim glad you enjoyed! Oh yeah very much your old stomping grounds!

[@GEVOlutionCPKC]

Excellent 🚁📹✨🚂

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Wow, the best keeps getting better!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks Thomas!

[@modeltrainsandtracks]

Thank you, Dan! Another excellent video and personal to me as I've spent a number of days driving up and down the Gorge in the 90's / 00's - sadly without the frequency of trains that you got. You got great weather and made the bes of it! Thank you very much for sharing!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much Martin! I guess anything can be a hit or miss unfortunately.

[@deanrivera8016]

Wonderful footage of these trains rolling through the Columbia Gorge

[@curtischambers1614]

Love the Oregon Trunk call out, and the previous video - Maupin - Sunriver! Cheers.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks it's one of my all time favorite lines for sure!

[@Rick49fg]

Thanks! Glad to support the work.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you so much Rick you're too kind!

[@user-mb9mo8ku8w]

Great pacing speed and excellent narration! This speed really makes the video pop and emphasizes the music tempo in my estimation.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much!

[@stevencostin4401]

Hi Dan, it's awesome the video Quality & the music you are true master of your craft, it's so relaxing to watch many thanks. Steve from England April 2024❤ I forward to more of video 😊😊

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you you are too kind! So glad you've been with me for a long time! I have only tried to improve everything about my videos over the years.

[@keithjohnson282]

Great video, awesome location for catching trains with beautiful scenery. I haven't made it up there in years so it is great to see the wide variety of trains. You even caught a portion of the old flume on the hillside that carried lumber from the mill above.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks Keith and I had to look up what a flume was. That is super cool I got that in frame as well and I'll have to inspect it closer next time I'm there.

[@YardLimit]

Very nice. One of my favorite places!

[@orgcoast5990]

Great stuff again! Your videography never ceases to amaze me.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much!

[@TransportSpotterWorldWid-vx2qe]

Very Interesting video thank you for sharing

[@stevenikitas8170]

The Gorge around Wishram, The Dalles and Hood River is probably THE single best train-spotting place in America. All railfans should visit at least once. Trains on both sides of the river. Wow...

[@TheRailfanDan]

It could definitely be argued as such! Yes everyone should eventually visit.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Greate video as always. Last Monday the weather was perfect and a 3 hour drone session was made. During the last flight a boat and the swing bridges were busy.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Oh very nice!

[@FJDad777]

Simply stunning... beautiful work sir.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you!

[@ethanfrank9059]

Another incredible video Dan. Perfect amount of narration and music.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Ethan!

[@rrelectric5159]

Very nice video. Always a different experience to see trains from overhead. Enjoyed your presentation at Winterail also. Good job.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much and glad you enjoyed the Winterail show! Curious if you found me on here afterwards?

[@rrelectric5159]

No I watched a coupel of videos previously. Loved Palisade canyon and Utah videos.@@TheRailfanDan

[@brandonreeves5979]

Incredible footage Dan. Just absolutely superb sir!!!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much Brandon!

[@brandonreeves5979]

@@TheRailfanDan you’re welcome buddy!

[@hcrun]

Magnificent, Dan. Thanks.

[@billmorrison3714]

Just a typical day in the gorge? Sweet!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Pretty much! Thanks Bill.

[@thomasmackowiak]

Thank you for this outstanding video of railfanning along the Columbia River Gorge on 15 March 2024, Dan! You saw and captured numerous trains and the scenery was beautiful. That was an expansive area of grape vines that belonged to the winery along the river.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Thomas I am glad you enjoyed! Yeah they sure do have quite a field at that winery don't they?

[@PCBill0622]

It was truly amazing weather-clear skies and no wind. Your drown pilotage continues to amaze me. Your close ups of the H BARPAS (Barstow, CA-Pasco, WA) crossing the river were special. You noted the large number of loaded grain and coal trains. The grain trains are all headed to one of the PNW ports to have the grain loaded onto bulk cargo ships headed to Asia. It takes 10 unit grain trains to load one ship. Those coal loads originate from mines in Montana and Wyoming and are headed to Roberts Bank, BC. Eastbound empties can return via the Fallbridge Sub or via Stampede or Steven’s Passes. The white Mt. Hood in the background was a beautiful touch to a gorgeous day. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Bill! I pretty much know all if this as well but don't want to spoil the ambiance of the video with an overload of information. I know some like to know all that though so thank you!

[@gaillaporte520]

beautiful thanks

[@johnfisherjr.5911]

Thanks for the great video!

[@TheRailfanDan]

John thank you so very much! This is extremely generous and I assure you your donation will go directly to helping bring you and others more quality content!

[@mpaulk2023]

I could watch these videos for hours on end lol. What would've really made the day would've been had you caught me of the Montana Rail Link's SD70MAC's somewhere on the BNSF. Dude, that would've been so sick lol.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Ha thanks Mike! Yeah those MRL units are really starting to make it out across the system now. I've seen several posts of folks catching them up on the Seattle Sub.

[@shahidmehmood8505]

Amazing tunnels view

[@gordbeynon2703]

great footage dan - thnx

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Great location, train action, and video of it , thank you

[@user-tv8wk1vf6v]

Always wondered where the railroad was on the river. Thanks for a great video

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you!

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[@modeltrainsandtracks]

Thanks

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you so much Martin! I assure you that your contribution will go directly to bringing you and others more quality content!

[@geraldbeasley]

RFD so many memories traveling along Columbia River from Idaho to Oregon/ Washington.

[@Zsolti0NYM]

The weather was indeed perfect on this particular day. Cloudless blue sky, no wind and nice sunshine. No wonder the drone's pictures are fantastic. It's so cool when we see the train's reflection in the river. That long bridge is amazing. Just like the tunnels, those are true engineering marvels. I'm sure your friend really enjoyed this day with you. The landscape here is totally different than around Chicago. At 24:46 are those logs on the surface of the water? Terrific update as always Dan. I really appreciate your hard work and dedication.

[@mpaulk2023]

The most beautiful part of the Gorge is in the area around The Dalles, where you'll see a VERY fast, and noticeable transition from a true green rain forest to desert in less than ten miles! It's something I have never seen anywhere else, and I love seeing it more and more every time I'm in the area.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Z it was indeed perfect! I was astonished to get reflections in this video but just makes it that much more special. My buddy Mark used to live here and works for Amtrak. He lived in Portland and would normally run the Coast Starlight to Klamath Falls and back. He misses it here dearly. Yes I think they are logs but left over from something I am thinking? I appreciate your appreciation Z! 😂😁

[@TheRailfanDan]

It is amazing how quickly it changes between Mosier and The Dalles and agreed I don't know of anywhere I have seen it change landscapes that quickly.

[@Rick49fg]

I always love your videos. The quality of your drone flying and video is top notch. Great to see this video, showing several places we have been. My only complaint about this video is that the trains on the Oregon side were getting blasted by that afternoon sunlight and came out overexposed. Hard to see any details on those trains.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks my friend and yes there was some horrible backlight in some of this but I almost like it as a challenge to see how decent I can make it look. That shot at Tunnel 1 still didn't turn out great though.

[@jimsmith9819]

that structure up on the hill at 2050 is the old flume that sent rough cut lumber from up the hill down to Broughton lumbers finishing mill on the river

[@TheRailfanDan]

I had to look it up after I filmed it and learned all about it then. Had no idea about it before now.

[@glenns5788]

It's good that these rail lines were built more than 100 years ago. With todays environmentalism, there's not a snowballs chance in hell these lines could be built now.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Oh yeah no kidding! Highly unlikely.

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[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks Lawrence!

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@railfandan , have you heard that Big Boy 4014 is gonna be thundering through the feather river canyon in July?!?! I pray you can get footage of this epic event!!

[@TheRailfanDan]

I am indeed planning to be there for that!

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Please make Blu Rays available for sale...Your work is professional...

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you so much Stephen that is a high compliment! I have had others ask the same in the past but it would be a major undertaking. I wish I had more time and I might consider it. Maybe down the road someday.

[@MichaelBeeny]

How is speed sync maintained between the engines. Clearly if not exactly the same, one engine could introduce drag.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Good question which I don't exactly know the answer but I would imagine these days that is all computer controlled.

[@glennfoster2423]

At about 5:07 the BNSF freight is above what looks like an old railroad grade. Is that the ccase?

[@TheRailfanDan]

Yes I believe so but the history on it I do not know. I would have to do some digging.

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[@rickdee67]

@ 24:50 eastbound? HOW? The lighting just doesn’t match! Shot at near noon on a spring day? Right? Whatever direction the footage is beyond spectacular!

[@TheRailfanDan]

That was later in the day around 5pm or so I believe.

[@bessybessy]

On 14:58 - are that You?

[@TheRailfanDan]

Yes it is!

[@jimsmith9819]

Bridge of the Gods used to be a toll bridge

[@TheRailfanDan]

I believe it still is? Unless that is new within the last few years.

[@jimsmith9819]

@@TheRailfanDan no that ended in the mid 60s

[@TheRailfanDan]

@@jimsmith9819 I've paid a toll every time on that bridge in the last 7 years. It's probably been 3 years since the last time I did but before that I always have.

[@jimsmith9819]

@@TheRailfanDan then they started tolling again

[@mpaulk2023]

Oh, one more thing; have you (or anyone else reading this) ever hear the train horn on top of the BNSF trestle that links the OT to the Fallbridge Sub? I'm not sure what brand it is, but it's surely an old railway horn. And finally, what through line in the world has more of a spectacular entrance and exit than the Oregon Trunk and Gateway Sub? I mean, seriously...if there was a passenger train that would traverse that entire length, those passengers would be treated to not only the Columbia River trestle to the north, but the Keddie Wye to the south!

[@TheRailfanDan]

I did not know about any horn atop the bridge, that's cool! My opinion is that there is no more spectacular train route than what the VAWBAR does. From the Gorge, to the Deschutes River Canyon and the rest that is great on the OT, Klamath Basin region, Gateway Sub is marvelous in its own right, Feather River Canyon, then ending it all grinding up the Tehachapi mountains. There's your passenger train!

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[@TheRailfanDan]

Ha thank you so much you're too kind!

[@RonStanek]

@TheRailfanDan hey, Dan, I appreciate everyone's efforts. 👍

[@Demun1649]

I came across this video by chance. And I got angry. Your TOCs have lengthened the freight trains to over a mile and a half-2 miles, and reduced the crew. Your country is now murdering innocents, again, because ambulances and firefighters are held up for ages at rail crossings, waiting for the trains to pass. Why, if this is to become the norm, the SOP, do people not insist on the crossings being replaced by bridges or tunnels. It is cheaper for the TOCs to disrupt aid to the society, than it is to employ more people and run trains as they used to be run. And the TOCs also murder the idiots who get stuck on your antiquated system of NOT using LEVEL CROSSINGS, you just have to put up with dangerous humps in the surface. Why not drag the US into the 20th century, or at least the 19th?

[@TheRailfanDan]

I'm just a foamer... I have no control over anything you are mad about. You're directing your anger in the wrong direction.

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@@TheRailfanDan IF you are such a fan, then YOU have an OBLIGATION to change things for the better.

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Thank you so very much Steve!