A northbound Eureka Southern train disturbs the peace in the hamlet of Farley on a Saturday morning. Today, the residents of Farley no longer have to worry about those distracting train noises.

A short Sycan Turn departs the West Switchback for Klamath Falls. If the train were of 'normal' length, the rear caboose would be visible on the grade above the power.

A Willamette Valley Railway train departs Mill City for Albany on the old SP Mill City Branch.

An excursion on the Oregon Trunk to Bend is spotted at the old passenger station, awaiting departure for the return to Portland in the morning. Today, an expressway occupies the foreground, and th... (more)

Having tied the first half of their train down in one of the tail tracks on the West Switchback, the Bly Turn crew start the return move to the East Switchback to get the rest of their train.

BN's hauler from Albany to Eugene on the former Oregon Electric is about to cross Southern Pacific's Coos Bay Branch. It is a fine day in Duckville on the first Saturday of spring.

A BN GP38 originally built for Penn Central takes the connection from SP's Tillamook Branch to an isolated ex-Oregon Electric line to Forest Grove. The connection was nicknamed "Trolley Car Curve"... (more)

A transcontinental Q train heads east on Santa Fe.

On a clear evening in Santa Fe's last summer, a quartet of warbonnets demonstrate why the mid-90s were such a great time to be in Northern Arizona.

The loaded Bly Turn arrives at the West Switchback. The green GP9 trailing is one of the three units Weyerhaeuser purchased from BN for use on the non-common carrier Woods Line.

An extra Mill City Local goes out in the yard at Albany, Oregon to find its train. By month end, SP will have leased the Mill City Branch to the new Willamette Valley Railway.

The last Bly Turn arrives at its namesake to haul Weyerhauser's final train of logs in Southern Oregon. Lead unit OC&E 7602 was built as General Electric U25 demonstrator GE 2501.

The last trainload of logs to move over OC&E heads for Klamath Falls. The locomotive cabs were occupied by family of the crew and other railroad employees.

The Trinity Alps loom in the distance as the Swift RoadRailer heads for Los Angeles. After dropping into the Sacramento River Canyon and curving around Cantara Loop, the train will change crews a... (more)

The Coast Starlight is receiving passengers at Emeryville on a summer morning. In the distance, Capitol train 721 is waiting for the Starlight to clear the platform, so it can enter the station.