A former Southern Pacific "Cadillac" sits at the Willamette & Pacific's office in McMinnville. The grain elevator in the scene has since been demolished.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of the last SD7s in revenue service in the country.

WPRR rests in the yard, and a caboose sits in the background.

1801 works a cut of cars in the late afternoon.

at the yard in Toledo, off and cold

Willamette & Pacific "black widow" GP9 no. 1801 leading the Portland & Western Railroad's American Turn into American, Oregon. The train serves several customers between Albany and Junction City o... (more)

Portland & Western Railroad's American Turn crossing Cartney Drive just north of Harrisburg, Oregon. Leading the train is Willamette & Pacific's "black widow" GP9 no. 1801. The train serves severa... (more)

Willamette & Pacific GP9 X1801 in Black Widow livery pushes the Dawson Hauler consist of 3 freight cars and caboose to the last steam-driven lumber mill in the USA at Dawson.

Under typical ominous Oregon skies, the WPPR local sits idle, while the local log train loiters in the background.

Portland & Western Eugene Switcher power. Management at the time got into trouble for painting this unit in the SP Black Widow scheme, instead of GWI corporate colors. Too bad she is stationed i... (more)

WP 1801 heads south on the former BN Lower Oregon Electric line towards Eugene

Looking from the P&W 1853, I grabbed this shot shortly before we tied up for the day. Kind of an odd lashup, but the 1501 and 102 were not MU'ed.