The lead engine for Oregon Rail Heritage's Daylight Excursion to Bend, OR (operating as Amtrak train 955) sits on the wye at Bend as it prepared to run to the rear end of the train and pull it nor... (more)

Oregon Rail Heritage's Daylight Excursion to Bend, OR (operating as Amtrak train 925) heads across the nose-bleed inducing bridge over the Crooked River Canyon.

Oregon Rail Heritage's Daylight Excursion to Bend, OR (operating as Amtrak train 925) runs along the stunning Deschutes River in central Oregon on the Oregon Trail Sub.

Oregon Rail Heritage's Daylight Excursion to Bend, OR (operating as Amtrak train 925) runs along the stunning Deschutes River in central Oregon on the Oregon Trail Sub.

Oregon Rail Heritage's Daylight Excursion to Bend, OR (operating as Amtrak train 925) runs along the stunning Deschutes River in central Oregon on the Oregon Trail Sub.

Oregon Rail Heritage's Daylight Excursion to Bend, OR (operating as Amtrak train 925) passes between two of the short tunnels along Route 14 in the Columbia Gorge, a couple hours off schedule afte... (more)

With the town of Maupin on the bluff, SP 4449 ducks under Hwy 92 as it rolls along the Deschutes River, homeward bound to Portland from Bend Oregon.

Coming into the nice town of Maupin, SP 4449 approaches for a unplanned station stop on its return trip to Portland from Bend Oregon.

Following a lengthy delay waiting for an eastbound BNSF manifest, SP 4449 is back on the move with the 2017 Cascades Daylight as the train slices through a cut and approaches Dallesport on the Was... (more)

Spanning the 1,050-foot long Willow Creek Bridge, the 2017 Cascades Daylight hustles north toward the Deschutes River Canyon.

After a late start, SP 4449 really picks up the speed as it passes wildflowers of the Colombia River Gorge.

Following a two hour delay at Portland Union Station, SP 4449 has the 2017 Cascades Daylight underway as it approaches the Willamette River and the first of many bridges it will cross during this ... (more)

The engineer of SP 4449 gives a few short tugs on the whistle to the delight of the boaters, who have turned their small-sraft to follow the 1941-built steam locomotive, below as the 2017 Cascades... (more)

With it's journey through the Columbia River Gorge and Deschutes River Canyon complete, SP 4449 catches the last rays of light as it eases the 2017 Cascades Daylight into Bend following a spectacu... (more)

Exiting the iconic, rock tunnel between the "Twin Bridges," SP 4449 gets some smoke on the stack as it works upgrade in the Deschutes River Canyon on the point of the Friends of the SP 4... (more)