Former McCloud River Railroad steam locomotive 2-6-2 Prairie #25 (built by ALCO in 1925) is crossing the bridge over an inlet on Nehalem Bay on its way to Wheeler on the Oregon Coast Scenic Coast ... (more)

Sunset at Stasek Slough. The former McCloud River Railroad Prairie #25 hauls a mixed freight train across the wooden trestle at Stasek Slough just moments before sunset on an October eveni... (more)

https://eisenbahnnostalgie-thueringen.de

Pulling an empty log train, McCRR 25 leads four empty log cars across an ancient timber bridge. It's a typical gloomy morning in Oregon, a perfect day for steam. This was a photo runby performed f... (more)

Extreme Atmosphere

Looming out of the thick coastal fog, and doing its best to add to it, McCloud 25 emerges from the murk.

Entering Wheeler

With all its locos facing north, it can be a challenge getting a nicely lit smokebox on the Oregon Coast Scenic. If you get to Wheeler early enough, it can be... (more)

Steam on the Sloughs

McCloud River Railroad 25 manages to catch the sunlight, even on the smokebox door, as the Oregon sun sinks into nearby Tillamook Bay.

Basking in the Oregon sun

McCloud River Railroad 25 enjoys the warmth of the setting sun and ocean breezes, waiting patiently for the photographers to finish their last shots on... (more)

Soviet steam engine "Su" (Су) (2-6-2) with local passenger train from Bologoe to Ostashkov departs from Batalino station (Tver region). That train runs regularly by saturdays on this r... (more)

Rising to the Occasion

A large salmon takes a fly just as McCloud River RR's 25 rumbles overhead on the Nehalem River bridge, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad.

Bring your rain gear

If you take photos in the Pacific Northwest you need to be able to deal with the rain. Those of us planning to see the revitalized "Skookum" in a... (more)

Aerial view of train on the well known Trestle Bridge.

Pociąg osobowy Wolsztyn-Nowa Sol

Spending The Day With No. 25 As I Turn 25. While it's extremely rare my parents manage to pull any surprise relating a train-related event off...my Mom managed to do this year. Traveling up... (more)