train yards

PDW HQ is down in the working class portion of South East Portland. We're across the street from the Tri-Met garage, next to a scrap yard and kitty corner from a forge. We're also a stones throw from the biggest train yard I've seen since Detroit. It is constantly in flux, with long, loaded trains coming and going 24 hours a day. Sunday, I was heading home from a BBQ, and got caught on the north side of the tracks. Not wanting to "ride a mile to get 100 feet" so to speak, I picked up my bike and cut across the 8 tracks. Right as I was about to hop back on and ride, I spied some cars that were certainly not boxcars. Upon further inspection, this is where the Empire Builder goes to die...