In the high country of central Oregon, Union Pacific trains sprint along the east side of the Cascade Mountains on a route originally run by the Southern Pacific. In Part 2 of this exciting series, we follow the Cascade Subdivision for 108 miles between Cascade Summit and Klamath Falls. With easy grades and gentle curves, this is a racetrack with speeds of up to 60mph for freight and 80mph for passengers.

Heavy manifest trains head south with lumber from the Pacific Northwest. Doublestacks, grain, crude oil trains, the Gilchrist Local, and Amtrak's Coast Starlight head back and forth through the beautiful countryside. Adding to the interesting mix of traffic, BNSF runs via trackage rights between Chemult and Klamath Falls.

In addition to the steady flow of trains, witness a Jordan Spreader at work pushing back the snow banks between winter storms. See brand new Tier 4 GEVOS making their first revenue runs over the Cascade Line, plus Canadian Pacific, Amtrak heritage power, and a GE center cab switcher at work on the Klamath Northern. Shot in all seasons over an eight year period between 2008 and 2016, the amazing journey continues through the Oregon Cascades!



2 hours 22 minutes
WIDESCREEN DVD NTSC No Region Code
1080 Hi Definition Blu-ray BD-R
May be viewed with or without narration.

A northbound Z train kicks up the snow as it approaches Chemult.

The Klamath Northern picks up empty centerbeam cars at Gilchrist Junction.

A southbound Gilchrist Local glides along Klamath Lake with Mount Shasta for a backdrop.

A southbound passes under the classic SP signal bridge at Mowich with Diamond Peak in the background.

A northbound BNSF meets a southbound crude oil train at Chiloquin.

Canadian Pacific visitors lead an empty oil train just north of Klamath Falls.

The newly refurbished SPMW 8001 spreader clears the main of snow at Fuego.