Fuel and Water for the trip to Keeler. In the early morning chill of the Owens Valley, the crew of Southern Pacific 10-wheeler #18 has taken on fuel oil and is preparing to top off the wate... (more)

Alpine sunrise in Laws. Just moments after the alpine sunrise, the crew of the Southern Pacific's Locomotive #18 prepares to take their chunky Baldwin 10-wheeler to the depot in the yard at... (more)

Alpenglow. A combination of direct sunlight and diffracted light ("alpenglow") illuminates the peaks of the Sierra on the west side of the Owens Valley as a Southern Pacific crew ... (more)

An excursion on Southern Pacific's Owens Valley narrow gauge line departs Laws on a fall afternoon in 1955. Today, SP locomotive 9 is on display at the Laws Railroad Museum. This image was recorde... (more)

Steam Meets On The Keller Branch. While only one of the two locomotive's pictured is actually under steam, who would have thought even this would be possible in 2017 on a portion of the Sou... (more)

Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge 4-6-0 #18 moves about the Laws Yard during the 2017 Slim Princess Reunion Event at Laws Railroad Museum.

Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge 4-6-0 #18 moves about the Laws Yard during the 2017 Slim Princess Reunion Event at Laws Railroad Museum.

Posing with the snow capped mountains of the western side of the Owens Valley in the background, Death Valley Railroad's Brill Motor Car No. 5 slows to a stop before it will shove back to the wate... (more)

In a cloud of steam, the Slim Princess backs away from the fuel and water tanks and heads to the depot to pick up its train. On this, its first day of public trips at the Laws Railroad Museum, SP... (more)

The mighty Sierra Nevada rise above the Owens Valley as Southern Pacific ten-wheeler #18 prepares for her first day of trips for the public at the Laws Railroad Museum.

Awaiting the start of her first day of trips for the public, SP 18 rests at the oil and water tanks at the Laws Railroad Museum. Everything you see in this photo, with the exception of the engine... (more)

Having just come to a hook with its train made up of an original SP boxcar and combine, SP No. 18 simmers at the Laws depot in the morning light - ready for another exciting day of trips through t... (more)

With the day's passenger operations complete, SP No. 18 is put through its paces as different members of the Carson & Colorado Railway take their hand at the throttle for a chance to operate the l... (more)

Making its way past the fuel tank and water tower during one of the many roundtrips over the course of the day, Southern Pacific No. 18 passes Death Valley Railroad Motor Car No. 5 as it heads for... (more)

It's a historic day in the small community of Laws, Calif. as an active Southern Pacific steam locomotive barks through the small yard here with a pair of cars. Doing the honors this afternoon is ... (more)