Crossing Thomas Creek. Residents of the tiny town of West Scio, OR stop to catch up with each other on the highway just north of the historic Gilkey Covered Bridge, as Santa Maria Valley Ra... (more)

Running West Olive St.: It's a tight fit. On a cloudy, misty morning, Santa Maria Valley Locomotive #205 steam cleans the resident's parked vehicles as she slowly makes her way down West Ol... (more)

Navigating Main Street America. In a scene from the early war years, the crew of Santa Maria Valley Locomotive #205 sounds a warning blast on their whistle as they slowly bring a local frei... (more)

At home in the woods of Oregon. Santa Maria Valley Locomotive #205 hauls a couple of loads of heavy timber across one of numerous wooden trestles on the Mill City Branch of Oregon's Albany ... (more)

Timber on the move. Santa Maria Valley 2-6-2 #205 is on the move with a load of heavy timber as she rumbles across the wooden trestle spanning the South Santiam River, headed north out of L... (more)

The final push to Top of the Mountain. Emerging from deep woods into the afternoon sun at about MP 7.4, WW&F Mixed Extra #9 claws her way up the steepest portion of the "Mountain"... (more)

Working hard below Top of the Mountain. Mixed Extra #9 enters one of the more open spots on the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum's new Mountain Extension at about MP 7.5, b... (more)

Charging across Trout Brook. With their locomotive at a full gallop, the crew of WW&F Extra 9 South takes their train across the boxed pony truss bridge that spans Trout Brook near MP 8. ... (more)

Making her charge for the hill. After leaving Trout Brook Station, the crew of WW&F Locomotive #9 takes advantage of a hundred yards or so of level track north of the Trout Brook Bridge to ... (more)

Run-around at Trout Brook Siding. The crew of WW&F Mixed Extra #9 confers on their next moves as the locomotive is run around its train on the siding at the new Trout Brook Station in Head ... (more)

An "Armstrong" turntable in every sense of the word. At the new Trout Brook Station, the crew of WW&F Locomotive #9 put some serious muscle into their effort to turn their locomot... (more)

Trout Brook Arrival. Stopping short of the platform at the brand new Trout Brook Station, the crew of WW&F Mixed Extra #9 disembarks to grab a quick lunch and prepare to turn their train fo... (more)

The "Mountain" is open. Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Locomotive #9 makes its southbound charge up the grade known as "The Ladder" toward Alna Center, hauling the f... (more)

Dardanelle & Russellville #8. Standing guard by the entrance to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City is a locomotive that I've seen a number of times, but never had the opportuni... (more)

The "Slim Princess" visits Nevada. Visiting from the Carson & Colorado Railway in Independence, CA, for the "Great Western Steam-Up", here's Southern Pacific's, narrow g... (more)