Echo, Oregon Happy holidays everyone!  I hope all of you have an enjoyable holiday season with your friends and family.  I want to say a big thank you for visiting dogcaught.com and commenting on our posts over the last year.  The sharing and...

As the recipient of branch lines shed by the Class I’s, Portland & Western inherited some of the Northwest’s most unique railroading situations.  They have tunnels, spindly wooden trestles, modern commuter rail, drawbridges, and street running all...

That’s right a 2,300 HP mobile refrigerator….   …as seen on the Portland & Western Hillsboro switcher on Friday when the daytime high was 32 degrees. Technorati Tags: trains, railroad, railfan, photo, photography, “Portland & Western”, PNWR,...

What influences your photographs? What is your inspiration? After the Autumn Leaf Slideshow those were questions that lingered in my mind after seeing some fabulous photographs and presentations.  As it ends up I spent parts of the day after the...

Yes, its almost time to head into the mountains for a little winter railfanning.  This photo is from Robert’s and my December 2008 trip to the Blue Mountains where witnessed 18″ of snowfall in 24 hours.  This trip provided some of our best winter...