| BNSF 6995 ready to push on a northbound string of (probably) empty covered hoppers... but the more interesting aspect is the scenery behind - way behind. In an odd twist of fate, no fog, no active rain and some sun on the hills over in Oregon. If you look closely, you can see the end of the Port of Vancouver buildings in the near distance, followed by a medium sized cargo vessel docked at the northwestern end of the Port of Vancouver (white conning tower of ship, single white Vancouver crane) in the Columbia River and the start of the Port of Portland (Oregon) container crane lane (blue cranes) (which as of this writing at the end of February is now becoming quite silent with Hanjin having pulled out of Portland due to labor disputes - quite a big deal when you supply about 80% of the shipping traffic to those cranes and the entire area here in Portland-Vancouver) most likely near Kelley Point in Oregon (but dont hold me to it - its been a long time since Ive tried to drive down into that section of Portland... if anything like Vancouver present-day, no one is allowed down into the area (unlike days of old where a wrong turn once put me on a ramp going up into a cargo ship... wait, maybe keeping out the general public _is_ a good idea - just kidding - obviously driving slowly, just reversed back down the incline to the regular road (amazing the differences in security from 1985 and 2015 - then it elicited a laugh from the people watching instead of handcuffs). It shows just how close we are to Oregon - the train bridge is down to the left of the frame, then hooks away at an angle at the wye with the Amtrak Station for the turn-style bridge leading across the river. And, yes, for those of you counting - there really are only two vehicular bridges and a single train bridge spanning the two cities here. |