The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. McCloud 25 pulls her mixed freight around the southern shore of pretty Nehalem Bay as she enters the little town of Wheeler, where she'll stop for water. ... (more)

Smoke on, ready....now! McCloud 25 charges across the little Fishery Point Bridge in Wheeler, Oregon, converting the spoils from the local Jiffy Lube into black gold for an assembled group ... (more)

Reflecting on her nearly 90 years of service, the former McCloud River Railroad Prairie #25 charges across the little bridge over Nehalem Bay, just south of Wheeler, Oregon. This lovely m... (more)

Waking up Rockaway Beach. The old McCloud's little Alco Prairie #25 whistles for one of the many private grade crossings in the ocean-front community of Rockaway Beach, as she heads north a... (more)

Over the river and through the woods. With a gentle rain falling, the former McCloud River Railroad #25 hauls a mixed freight across the confluence of the Nehalem and Salmonberry Rivers, i... (more)

Garibaldi dawn. The morning sun highlights a layer of alto-cumulus over Oregon's Tillamook Bay, as former McCloud River Railroad's Alco #25 chugs slowly north through the port of Garibaldi... (more)

Bound for Salmonberry.....and very nearly there. The former McCloud River Railroad Locomotive 25 emerges from the iron bridge at the confluence of the Nehalem and Salmonberry Rivers on for... (more)

It's not always glamorous.... As I stand here in my full-body rainsuit and big rubber boots, I can't help but feel a little bit sorry for the poor fireman standing up on the tender tank, an... (more)

At home in the woods. Former log-hog McCloud 25 is right at home in the deep woods as she hauls a mixed freight along the shore of Oregon's Nehalem River toward Salmonberry on a rainy Octob... (more)

A transplanted log-hog. The former McCloud River Railroad Locomotive #25 hauls a mixed extra across the little bridge over Nehalem Bay, en route to a water stop just over a mile ahead, in d... (more)

Steam and Tall Ships. There are very few places that you can see tall ships and operational steam locomotives together. This shot was only possible on one day. The OCSR was running an NRHS steam s... (more)

A special excursion operated by Rails Northwest is just north of Garibaldi, OR on it's way to Rockaway, Wheeler and eventually on to Batterson. The Wheeler to Batterson section of the line was... (more)

Scott Wickert adjusts his speed as he leads the excursion train north into town. Normally, he is the lead engineer of Heisler #2, but that unit developed a minor seal leak earlier in the day and t... (more)