The "new" NWP northbound hauler comes down Ridge hill into Willits.

David Rogers/Steam Loco Safari Tours special in South Africa.

It's getting late in the afternoon, the light is failing, and snow is beginning to fall as a Wernigerode to Nordhausen train accelerates after a brief station stop at Benneckenstein.

A passenger special from Willits to Ukiah crests Ridge summit. The troubled railroad had passed into public ownership, and a "new" Northwestern Pacific Railroad had begun both freight and tourist... (more)

The ex-SP 4449 returns from Wishram to Portland on its break-in run following restoration for the AFT.

The temps are way below freezing during the night, steam engines tend to drip, ice forms, and the result by early morning is an engine solidly frozen to the rails. So the hostler burns some oil s... (more)

The overhanging cliff fascinates me. And why didn't I wait until the engine was between the two poles. It never bothered me when I looked at the slide, but these digital images make one more pic... (more)

On my website this is titled "THE Bridge". It's not really the only bridge on the SuiLeng forestry line, but it's about the only one worth a picture. For a logging railway the SuiLeng line is re... (more)

While clearing snow and ice on April 25, 1999 for the spring opening of the railroad, C&TS 484 (lettered DRGW for photo charters) hit ice in the flangeways and derailed just west of Los Pinos tank... (more)

Eastbound at Floriston in the Truckee River canyon. My first trip "chasing trains" with a digital camera.

A nice view of the South African countryside. 15CA 2056 leads 25NC 3472 and our tour train.

In October 1992 John Craft ran a series of charters on the C&TS. During the week, while all the engines were hot, CMO John Bush had the brainstorm of lining all the engines up in numerical order ... (more)

Having switched the old 3rd and Townsend SP depot many years ago, I was intrigued by how different the view from the platform is today, dominated by fluted stainless steel commute cars and stark m... (more)

It's late in the day as the Cal Northern Willits hauler approaches the Brazos drawbridge over the Napa River. Napa Junction and home are not far away. The two GP15's are ex-CNW, owned by GATX and... (more)

The crew of a Chama to Durango train gets ready for departure. This is the next to last year of operation of the narrow gauge by the DRGW.