BNSF 4068 pushing westward behind another covered hopper consist with very late season emptying of the grain elevators in the Washington bread basket along the dropping water levels of the Columbia River (which is being dropped for Salmon/fish migration to increase water flow for them; as a side note, yes, the news in the paper is Environmental Emergency declared in six local counties due to drought near this area) - taken from the Oregon side while waiting, hopefully for the light in the distance to materialize near Philippi Canyon while we sit in Oregon. |