A little bit of color along the Powder River. The chilly nights are quickly turning the green leaves yellow on Oregon's Powder River as the Sumpter Valley Railway's afternoon mixed brings a... (more)

Foggy sunrise on the "Stump Dodger". A morning mixed train on the Sumpter Valley Railway races east toward McEwen as the rising sun illuminates a stubborn layer of ground fog ahead. Over t... (more)

Late afternoon run to Sumpter. The Sumpter Valley Railway's afternoon mixed train works westbound on the 5 mile run from McEwen to Sumpter, under a pretty Oregon sky.

The Class GMAM was standard motive power on this mountain railway until the early 1970s. This was the last class of steam locomitives of the 3 foot 6 inch gauge that were delivered to the South A... (more)

Both of the preserved Lawley locomotives in the care of the Sandstone Heritage Trust double head a train into Hoekfontein. These locomotives are over 100 years old and spent much of their working... (more)

In an accurate reenactment of operations in steam days, No 3323 her mixed train toward 3rd reverse. In the forground is a typical South African Railways era water tank. The sandstone foothills o... (more)

A gloomy fall day along the Powder River. Sumpter Valley's fall photo train slowly chugs east from Sumpter station toward its next stop in McEwen, about 5 miles down the track. The mixed c... (more)

Reflections of gold country narrow gauge. A Sumpter Valley mixed heads east from Sumpter toward McEwen and Baker City among some pretty fall foliage. The power today is a little unusual fo... (more)

Friends of the Rail operate two ex SAR branch line engines. Here the smaller of the two is seen shortly after leaving Cullinan Station with a short mixed train. The acacia tree is typical of thi... (more)

A modern day steam powered REVENUE mixed train for the new century? You bettcha! Wednesday's August 24th pickup was light and is seen here on the return trip at 7:30 AM pulling a load of lumbe... (more)

A steam powered revenue mixed freight train - what else would you have expected in the heart of the Amish countryside near Lancaster, PA.

As in the days of regular steam operations, two class 19Ds work a mixed goods and passenger train up the southbound climb of this spectacular pass. The train is banked by No 3324. The banker was... (more)

During regular steam operations on this historic and scenic line between Middleburg and Graaf Reinet, the daily pickup between Rosmead and Bethesda Road was often worked by a class 24. Sadly the ... (more)

NG15 number 17 is catching the last rays of sun on the Sandstone Estates Railway.

The remarkable sight of five ex South African Railway two foot guage steam locomotives in one lashup. With one conventional locomotive and four garratt locomitives, that makes for 9 sets of dri... (more)