"Skookum", a 2-4-4-2 Mallet Baldwin steam locomotive built in 1909, and completely rebuilt over the last 15 years, is crossing the 835 bridge near Wheeler, OR on the Oregon Coast Scenic ... (more)

Reflection at Smith Lake. A calm and chilly morning finds the crew of Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7 "Skookum" hauling a string of empty log bunks north across the causeway a... (more)

Rumbling across 2nd Nehalem. At a stately pace, Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7 rumbles across the 2nd Nehalem River Bridge about a quarter mile south of the little town of Mohler, Oreg... (more)

At home in the woods of Oregon. One hundred and ten years after she was built, Columbia Belt Line Railway #7, "Skookum" is back at home in the woods of Oregon looking as good as t... (more)

Waking up sleepy Garibaldi. After sitting for six decades as a pile of rusty parts, Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7 "Skookum" lets the residents of the Oregon Port of Garibald... (more)

Skookum visits "Hawaii". Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7, "Skookum" sets a leisurely pace as she hauls her empty log bunks through Wheeler Heights, just outside the ... (more)

Into the hole at Wheeler. Clearing the line for an SP Freight, Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7 "Skookum" hauls her string of empty log bunks into the hole at Wheeler. The Sko... (more)

Entering the Nehalem River Canyon. Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7, "Skookum" hauls a string of empty log bunks back up into the Nehalem River Canyon en route to a logging ope... (more)

Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7 "Skookum" After years of restoration efforts, Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7, the "Skookum" was finally able to perform for a Trains Magazine photo ... (more)

Columbia River Belt Line Railway's newly aquired 2-4-4-2 "Skookum"

A photo from my collection dated 10/18/18, features the crew of the Columbia River Belt Line Railway posed proudly a... (more)

Columbia River Belt Line 2-4-4-2, "Skookum" captured during a night photo shoot at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad sponsored by Lerro Productions.

Columbia River Belt Line 2-4-4-2, "Skookum" (far left) shares the stage with McCloud River Railway #25 (center) and Polson Logging Co. #2 (far right) in a nighttime lineup of logging loc... (more)

The Columbia River Belt Line 2-4-4-2, "Skookum" makes her first public appearance under steam lined up next to McCloud Railway #25, a 2-6-2 and to the far right, Polson Logging Co. #2, a... (more)

Three oil-burning, logging locomotives, all unique in their wheel arrangements, under steam, captured late at night in the yard by the engine house at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi... (more)