SP 4449 Daylight, crossing the Columbia River at Wishram Washington a few miles east of The Dalles Oregon on a beautiful October Day.

South of Madras at Culver

At South Junction

Returning to Portland on a crisp Central Oregon fall morning.

In the Deschutes Eiver Canyon.

Climbing the 1.5% grade from South Junction to Madras with just "some" help from the assisting Amtrak P42.

Just starting it's return trip from Bend to Portland, OR. Freezing a.m. temps resulted in lots of steam!

I continue to be amazed at the possibilities of digital photography! The Deschutes Steam Special is running HOT toward Portland, OR with a scheduled arrival time of 1800. This feat will be diffi... (more)

Returning to Portland on a crisp Central Oregon fall morning.

Deschutes Steam Special - SP 4449 led 12 beautiful cars through the scenic Oregon Trunk on a two day excursion. Great weather, wonderful people, amazing crew and a a beautiful train provided for a... (more)

While Y'all were getting yer steam on in the Midwest and Texas chasing UP 844, not to be outdone, we in the Pacific Northwest had a little steam show of our own. The Friends of SP 4449 operated t... (more)

SP #4449 is seen passing the platform on the long razed Northern Pacific Auburn depot. The train has just entered BNSF's Stampede Subdivision and will soon begin the climb to Stampede Summit.