Golden October in the Powder River Valley. Sumpter Valley Railway's Mikado steam locomotive #19 hauls an afternoon freight train headed for Sumpter.

Early morning freight service headed for Sumpter. Sumpter Valley Railway's beautiful Mikado steam engine #19, built by ALCO in 1920 for the original Sumpter Valley Railway, throws a nice reflectio... (more)

Sunrise in McEwen on a gorgeous Fall day. Sumpter Valley's Heisler #3 is ready for departure with a local mixed train headed for Sumpter. The rising sun nicely illuminates the plume.

Sunrise on a fine Falls day in the Sumpter Valley! Mikado steam locomotive #19 built by ALCO in 1920 is departing McEwen with a westbound mixed freight train headed to Sumpter.

Fall at its best in the Sumpter Valley! Mikado steam locomotive #19 built by ALCO in 1920 hauls an eastbound mixed freight train headed to McEwen.

Thirsty

Darkness has fallen on the Sumpter Valley and its Mikado cozies up to its Heisler running mate, Eccles Lumber No 3, as they take turns at the tank.

(Not) Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

W.H. Eccles Lumber's 3-spot trundles a work extra through fresh snow on the Sumpter Valley.

Finished taking water, it's now time to put some wood on. No.3 stands by the Water Tower at McEwen during the Sumpter Valley Railroad photographers weekend

Out of the mountains and into the valley, #19 pours on the smoke as it accelerates on one of the few flat and straight stretches of track on the railroad. Running an all volunteer steam railro... (more)

Normally assigned to log trains, Heisler #3 is being used on a short passenger extra carrying lumber company executives to visit a newly opened logging spur. Ok, I suppose that a historically b... (more)

Number 19 storms through Rock Cut headed eastbound towards McEwen. Sometimes the last minute changes end up being the best shots. I had originally planned for a different angle at this locatio... (more)

Mixed Service: Prairie City to Baker. Running since well before dawn, Sumpter Valley's handsome Mikado #19 leaves a frosty white plume as she hauls an express mixed train east out of Prairi... (more)

Looking the part. Looking every bit like the hogger you'd expect to see in the cab of a wood-burning Heisler in the wilderness of Eastern Oregon, Sumpter Valley Engineer Sam McCloskey alway... (more)

Carrying on the tradition of narrow gauge steam railroading along Eastern Oregon's Powder River, Engineer Eric Wunz is among the corps of die-hard volunteers who are the heart and soul of t... (more)