The Long Grade | Union Pacific's Cascade Line | Part 2

Taken from our 2015 release "Through the Oregon Cascades Part 1," follow UP trains as they climb through remote tunnels and snow sheds to the summit of the Cascade Range. The Cascade Mountains of western Oregon are thick with tall timber growing along steep slopes broken by waterfalls and streams. This is the setting for a mountain railroad that climbs from deep within the Willamette Valley to nearly 5,000 feet above sea level at Cascade Summit. Part 2: The Long Grade, continues into the rugged remote back country between Wicopee and Cascade Summit. A forty mile 1.8% grade between Oakridge and Cascade Summit puts UP’s newest locomotives to the test and keeps train crews on their toes. The line wraps around horse shoe curves, crosses trestles, and disappears through numerous rock sheds and tunnels before reaching the top of the pass. This program is available in its entirety (2 hours, 34 minutes) on DVD and Blu-ray. Visit 7ideaproductions.com to order! https://www.7ideaproductions.com/prod... 0:00 Intro 0:30 Wicopee 12:22 The Slide 16:11 Fields 18:53 2008 Frazier Slide 26:36 Tunnel 13 29:23 Rock Shed 12 33:56 Tunnel 11 38:11 Tunnel 7 43:56 Tunnel 6 46:21 Cruzatte 54:02 Tunnel 5 58:24 Diamond Creek Fill 1:03:06 Abernethy 1:05:38 Tunnel 3 1:14:16 Cascade Summit