It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Santa Rosa as Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) 104 and 103 sit at the company facility next to the Sonoma County Airport Station.

Napa Valley Railroad number 73 basks in the early morning sunlight in their yard in Napa.

Napa Valley Railroad NVRR 69 sits outside the diesel shop waiting for repairs.

Napa Valley Railroad NVRR 73, 71 and 70 bask in the early morning sunlight at the railroads yard in Napa.

The aroma in the air....it's the best scented train chase in America.

The Napa Valley Wine Train sits tied down in the yard after a round trip to Saint Helena and return. The GP38-2, acquired from NS was built for the Southern Railway in 1973 and is still set up wit... (more)

Napa Valley wine train in 1998.

A look at the Head end of the Napa valley Wine Train as it swings through the trees at Dweyer Road.

The Napa Valley Wine train rolls through the Vineyards of Oakville.

"Welcome to Napa Valley and the Wine Train." NVR 72 leads the afternoon lunch train back to Napa on a beautiful fall afternoon. November 11th, 2017

The Napa Valley Wine Train rolls southbound towards Napa, returning from St. Helena. That's Erie Dog in the frame, my buddy CN Southwell's dog. Yountville, CA November 3rd, 2018

NVR 72 leads the Napa Valley Wine Train's lunch train back to Napa, seen here at Oak Knall Ave. Napa, CA March 4th, 2018

NVRR 5076 leads a Quattro Vino train back to Napa as the light fades away for the day. Oakville, CA November 11th, 2017

The Luncheon run of the Napa Valley Wine Train passes through the Dominus Estate on the return trip from St Helena to Napa. Our thoughts and hopes go out to all the people and First Responders af... (more)