Polson Logging Company's No. 2 leads a train of empty log cars past Nehalem Bay near Wheeler, OR. Part of a Lerro Productions charter on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad.

Now arriving at Wheeler. Polson Logging Co. #2 blows for the grade crossing just behind me, as she passes through the passenger station in the coastal resort town of Wheeler, Oregon. Unfor... (more)

Reflections at Fishery Point. McCloud #25 throws a nice reflection in the tidal pool beneath the wooden trestle at Fishery Point, just about a mile southwest of the coastal town of Wheeler,... (more)

Approaching Wheeler. McCloud River Railway #25 runs along the Nehalem River as she approaches the town of Wheeler, OR, with a mixed freight. She's running on the former SP Tillamook Branch... (more)

McCloud River Railroad 2-6-2 No. 25 crosses a small wooden trestle over Vosburg Creek along the former Southern Pacific branch of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. A Lerro Productions charter.

Polson Logging Company's No. 2 brings an empty log train north over the Fishery Point bridge at low tide. A Lerro Productions charter.

Polson Logging Company's 2-8-2 No. 2 brings an empty log train north over an inlet at Nehalem Bay in Wheeler, OR. The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad's former Southern Pacific branch traverses 46 mi... (more)

Polson Logging Mikado steam locomotive #2 is crossing the wooden trestle over an inlet on Nehalem Bay on its way to Wheeler on the Oregon Coast Scenic Coast Railroad.

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)

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)

Railfan in Training

This young man was excited to see Polson Logging No. 2 making a sprightly arrival into Wheeler on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railway. It brought back youthful ... (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)

Fishery Point: Crossing Nehalem Bay. Belching a plume of oily smoke, the former McCloud River Railroad Locomotive #25 hauls a local mixed train across the little bridge at Fishery Point, en... (more)

The Moo Cow painted 101 now spends its life on the remainder of the Tillamook Branch. It serves patrons of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, firing up occasionally for the evening dinner train fro... (more)