Polson Logging #70 pulls it's train over the bridge over the Nisqually River on the former Milwaukee Road branch line heading towards Mineral.

Polson Logging #70 pulls it's train towards Hwy 706 on the former Milwaukee Road branch line heading towards Mineral.

Mount Rainer Railroad's (formerly Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad) chunky ex-Hammond Lumber Company Alco 2-8-2T hauls the last train of the day out of Elbe bound for the shops at Mineral.

Northern Pacific #7012A leads a sold out Christmas train through Park Junction on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad.

Fall in the Cascades. A few splashes of color brighten an otherwise gloomy fall day in Washington's Cascade Region, as Rayonier Lumber Willamette #2 brings a freight out of the deep woods a... (more)

Meet me at Park Junction. A Lerro Productions photo freight, with Rayonier Willamette #2 on the point, waits on the wye at Park Junction for the passage of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad's... (more)

Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad and Museum held a special railfan event in conjunction with the grand opening of the new museum complex in Mineral. Participants rode this double header to the ceremony ... (more)

Under a moisture ladened sky, former Hammond Lumber Company 2-8-2T number 17 pulls Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad's passenger train over the Nisqually River in the Cascade foothills near Elbe, WA. ... (more)

Mt Rainier's Polson Logging #70 returns from Mineral with a trainload of pumpkins and passengers.

Polson #70 crosses the Nisqually River Bridge with the afternoon Barbeque Train on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad.

In a scene inspired by famous Northwest logging photographer, Clark Kinsey, the days train crews pose with their locomotives at the Park Junction wye. Photo taken on a Martin Hansen Photo Charter.... (more)

Newly restored former Polson Lumber #70 powers an excursion train on the Mt Ranier Scenic Railroad

Polson Logging Company 2-8-2 #70 pulls into the Elbe, WA depot on its first day of revenue operations. This locomotive was the subject of a nearly 10 year long restoration project at the Mt Ra... (more)

Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad locomotive #5 is a 2-8-2 built in 1924 by the H.K. Porter Company. Originally Carlton & Coast Railroad #55, it was later sold to the Port of Grays Harbor as their #5... (more)

How many Vandy tenders working these days? And with a vestibule yet. Yes, NWP. I've heard the story of why but have forgotten. Help! And with apologies to Jimmy Buffet.....I now know, I now k... (more)