Train Hopping - 1991

So sometime during the Summer of 1991 we ticked one of those all American pastimes off our list of things to do, Train Hopping! We rode a freight train from Vancouver Washington through the night to Pasco in Eastern Washington. Once there we jumped off waited a few hours for a train running in the opposite direction then jumped on & headed back to Vancouver! All told about a 20 hour trip with very little sleep but a great adventure.

Waiting for just the right train outside the Vancouver Station.
About 10:00pm there was no buffet car or drinks cart but luckily we had packed our own refreshments :^)..
About 3:00am, the sleeping accommodations were cramped & a bit on the spartan side.

The train rolled through Pasco about 4:30am & that's were we jumped off!
By about 7:00am we were on another train again heading back to Portland.
8:00am Crossing the Columbia

About 12:00pm stuck in a siding for an unknown period of time as we wait for a train that's coming in the opposite direction.
About 12:00pm stuck in a siding for an unknown period of time as we wait for a train that's coming in the opposite direction.
About 12:00pm stuck in a siding for an unknown period of time as we wait for a train that's coming in the opposite direction.