Meeting at Mineral Yard. The crew of a Rayonier Log Train takes care of some routine servicing on their Willamette Locomotive as a work train headed by Hammond Lumber Mikado #17 charges thr... (more)

Misty Mineral Morning. In a pea-soup fog so typical of the Pacific Northwest, Hammond Lumber Company #17, a beefy Mikado Saddle Tanker, switches onto the main line at the shops in Mineral, ... (more)

Recreating a scene that could have been found in the woods of Washington state in the late 50s or 60s, NP 7012A switches the yard in Mineral on a typical foggy October morning.

Mount Rainier Scenic's Rayonier #2 (Willamette / Shay copy) poses with Polson Loggin #70, outside the shops and museum at Mineral.

Mount Rainier Scenic's Polson Logging #70, has a meet with their Willamette #2 (a Shay copy), outside the shops and museum at Mineral.

Hillcrest Lumber Co. #10, one of four operation Climaxes in the world, switches its train of skeleton log cars in the Mineral yard.

Crew members oil around on the ten spot in preparation for a day of runbys in Mineral.

Polson Logging Co. #70 takes another trainload of passengers around the balloon track in Mineral on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad. The track in the foreground is the the main track to Morton.

Four locomotive whistle blow. From left to right: Rayonier #2, Kinzua Pine Mill & Lumber #102, Polson #70, and Hillcrest #10 partake in a simultaneous whistle blow on the Mt. Rainier Sceni... (more)

Rayonier #2 climbs the S-Curves north of Mineral with an empty log train. Photo taken on a Martin Hansen photo charter.

A view from the caboose. Looking a lot like a photo of a steam train in revenue service in the 1930's, this image of a photo freight on the Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad shows what can be accomplishe... (more)

The Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad, one of only seven in North America capable of steaming up four locomotives at once, put on a great show coupling all four together for runbys. Here the locomotiv... (more)

Polson #70, one of the countless Baldwin logging mikados that used to roam the woods of the Northwest, is one of a handful still operating. After an extensive, multi-year overhaul #70 returned to ... (more)

Rayonier #2 leads a log train up the S-Curves north of Mineral on a Martin Hansen photo charter.

Polson Logging Company 2-8-2 #70 hauls a freight train into the Mineral Yard on the Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad. The photo was taken during a Martin Hansen photo freight charter. Participants spent... (more)