Wooding Up. The Sumpter Valley Crew "woods-up" Heisler #3 prior to a morning departure, as a couple of their furry friends do their best to keep the foamers at bay.

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An eclectic mix of rolling stock. Having just topped her wood and water supplies, Sumpter Valley's fall photo mixed train pulls away from the water tank in the McEwen Yard and toward the pa... (more)

A gloomy fall day along the Powder River. Sumpter Valley's fall photo train slowly chugs east from Sumpter station toward its next stop in McEwen, about 5 miles down the track. The mixed c... (more)

Function over form. Sumpter Valley's 40-ton, 2-Truck Heisler covers its train with a steam blanket in the chilly air of a fall morning.

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Reflections of gold country narrow gauge. A Sumpter Valley mixed heads east from Sumpter toward McEwen and Baker City among some pretty fall foliage. The power today is a little unusual fo... (more)

Crewmen are "wooding up" Heisler #3 in McEwen Yard on the evening before a photo charter.

Sumpter Valley 19 leads a mixed train against an impressive backdrop.

Looks like a model: The Sumpter Valley's 2 truck Heisler leads a work train during a photo charter.

As is the case with so many photo charters, the clouds cleared at days end, leaving Heisler 3 well lit as she waited for the night photo session.

SVRY 19 casts a reflection on one of the many pools of water along the SVRY right of way.

SVRY 19 performs a runby on her last photo charter before going down for her 1472 day inspection. Behind the engine you can spot gather smoke from a semi-controlled burn courtesy of the forest se... (more)

On a day that would see crystal clear skies give way to heavy clouds, drizzle and smoke from a forrest fire, SVRY 19 makes the most of the first runby of the day near McEwen. Thanks to Martin Hen... (more)

The wild Oregon weather cooperates just in time to allow the sun to pop out and illuminate the SVRY photo freight organized by Martin Hensen.

The shadow of No. 19 is silhouetted against Sumpter caboose No. 3 while she builds steam in the morning for the run to Sumpter.

The brake man sits on the tool box inside Sumpter Valley Railway locomotive #19.