9 am Monday: Freight Traffic Jam

There is a confluence of freight trains here. We are parked on a siding behind an east bound freight train waiting for a westbound train to pass us both.

Then we will back up and go around the train in front of us because we can go faster than they can. All this means we are running about 2 hours late and it will probably only get worse.

The scenery here is not picturesque, so here's a picture of the Columbia River around sunset yesterday.Leer más