Lewis & Clark Explorer in Rainier, Oregon in the Summer of 2003

To commemorate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Oregon Department of Transportation operated an excursion train along the south bank of the lower Columbia River from Linnton, near Portland, to Astoria, near the site of Fort Clatsop, where the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered over in 1805-06. 

The train ran for the summers of 2003 to 2005, making one round trip on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. This was my first opportunity to photograph the train as it made its return trip through Rainier, Oregon, in the summer of 2003 as the evening light faded.