The engine crew loads up on fuel in the form of logs, while the local authorities are on the lookout for any would-be train robbers.

Heisler #3 heads out of the yard towards her first excursion train of the day.

With the eastbound mixed train having just taken on water, the crew prepares to depart for Sumpter as the morning sun crests over the horizon. Sumpter Valley Railway 2019 Photographers Weekend

Top Ten of 2018. Here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from 2018.
7. The sun has just barely made an appearance in the eastern Oregon sky as W.H. Eccles Lumber Com... (more)

#19 is ready to head for the depot at McEwen with a freight train shortly before sunrise on the first day of the Sumpter Valley Railroad's photographers weekend 14/10/17

A light dusting of snow is present as Sumpter Valley Railroad Heisler #3 is lit up for the first day of the photographers weekend

Sam. What can I say? In the world of preservation railroading, there are a few folks who just have "the look". Sumpter Valley Engineer Sam McCloskey is one of those guys. Pos... (more)

Blue hour in McEwen. As the blue hour fades to black, Sumpter Valley's two steam locomotives sit tied down at the McEwen Tank, all prepped and ready for an early morning departure to the we... (more)

Sunrise over McEwen. On the first day of the 2018 Sumpter Valley fall photo event, the trains faced east. The sunrise at McEwen Station is essentially aligned with the right-of-way, so f... (more)

The Volunteers of Sumpter Valley. The crews of our two 2018 Sumpter Valley Fall Photo Trains pose on the pilots before saddling up to ride. From left to right, they are as follows: Jim Gri... (more)

Meet me at Hawley. An Eccles Lumber Company work train holds the siding at Hawley Spur, as her crew watches the passage of a westbound Sumpter Valley Railway log train on the main line.

Sumpter Valley Railway's No. 3 and No. 19 meet mid-day by the water tower at McEwin, OR.

Sumpter Valley Railway's No. 3 and No. 19 sit poised by the water tower ready for a day's work at McEwen, OR.

Two of Sumpter Valley's locomotives, 2-8-2 No. 19 on the left and No. 3, a 2-truck Heisler, center right - on loan from the W.H. Eccles Lumber Company, are serviced at the railroad's yard in McEwe... (more)

Crack of dawn at the Sumpter Valley Railroad

McEwin, Oregon - The last of the fog has all but burned off, it's 19 degrees Fahrenheit, eighteen years into the new century on October 14th,... (more)