I really enjoyed seeing SN 1005 out and about on its old home rails. Years ago I remember when it was stored in the old WP roundhouse in Oakland, waiting for a home. I don't see many pix of the ... (more)

The Western Railway Museum's annual spring Scenic Limited passes through Garfield as it heads back toward Rio Vista Junction following its run to Birds Landing. After a wet winter the hills are l... (more)

The Western Railway Museum's SN 1005 and two trailers heads north from Birds Landing on the former SN mainline. In the background is the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers where ... (more)

This was the second day (Saturday) of the Durango and Silverton winter photographers weekend. I call this "Oil smoke in the Animas Canyon!".

On Saturday of the annual D&S winter photographers weekend, the visiting SP 18 pulled a three car train from Durango to Tall Timber. Originally the plan was to go to Cascade, but a snow slide bl... (more)

On Sunday night of the annual D&S winter photographers weekend it began snowing hard, and the railroad decided to run a flanger train ahead of the SP 18 and Goose 5 charters on Monday. For me thi... (more)

On the second day of the Sumpter's fall color photographers special, the 19 departs McEwen on a cool fall morning.

This shot was pure luck. I was headed for the Portland airport but had enough time for a few pix before I left so I chased. A few miles back the 2 was in dense morning fog, but as I drove toward... (more)

A lot of very nice pictures have been posted here from the Lerro Oregon Coast Scenic Railway charters a couple of weeks ago. In sorting through my stuff to see what might be a little different I ... (more)

Penngrove crossing. Note the diagonal crossing of a three way road intersection with buildings blocking visibility. Hopefully all the gates, bells and warning lights will do their job. The pas... (more)

It is 7:19 a.m. at McEwen and crews are busy getting two trains ready for the days work. SVR 19, a handsome 2-8-2, will handle a mainline train while Eccles Lumber Company heisler 3 heads for the ... (more)

An HTP 35 car charter freight heads west toward Osier around MP 317. The Friends of the C&TS helped make such a long train happen.

On a photo charter, PLC 2 heads north from Garibaldi early in the morning with a train of empty log cars.

The eastbound Overland Mail stops at Montello, Nevada back in the days when the railroads had a mail contract and long mail and express trains like this were common. In addition to handling the m... (more)

The privately owned Polson Logging Company No. 2 now calls Tillamook and the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad home. The OCSR operates over the west end of the former Southern Pacific Tillamook branch... (more)