Armed with information from one of the crew members, that the 5399 would be working on this beautiful summer day, I made a 4 hour trip to Lebanon, Oregon. A great day was spent following the tra... (more)

Oregon is home to two Black Widow diesels: PNWR GP9 1801 and LLW SD9 5399. Built as Southern Pacific 4364 in February 1955, this engine was later renumbered SP 3877. Rebuilt in early 1973, it w... (more)

Albany & Eastern GP38-3 2002, seen in the railroad's yard in Lebanon, Oregon, was built by EMD in February 1970 as Illinois Central GP38AC 9511. When the IC and Gulf Mobile & Ohio merged it becam... (more)

Ex-SP 4364 southbound on the Sweet Home Branch.

Returning on the Sweet Home Branch.

The first time I have seen a train on this bridge and it was a winner! 5399 is painted in Black Widow colors and is ex-SP 4364.

The former Southern Pacific 5399 is seen hauling loaded woodchip cars north into the town of Lebanon after switching a couple mills north of Sweet Home.

ex-SP 4364, restored by Lavacot Locomotive Works

The Albany & Eastern's Jamboree Excursion is seen crossing a field on it's way to the town of Sweet Home.

The power for the Albany & Eastern's Albany Hauler is seen rolling through a crossing as it runs around its train.

Under a typical Pacific Northwest sky, the Albany and Eastern local makes its way west toward Albany and the Portland and Western interchange. On this day, Oct. 15, 2012, Southern Pacific S... (more)

Southern Pacific Heritage: Daylight 4-8-4 No. 4449 wasn't the only piece of SP heritage running in Oregon last week. On Monday, Oct. 22, SP SD9 No. 5399 was hauling revenue freight on the A... (more)