When the current Oregon Pacific Railroad began operating on the former Molalla Branch of the Southern Pacific, it did so as the Molalla Western Railroad. A few months after the transfer, a trainl... (more)

An eastbound POTB freight train crosses the large timber trestle over Oregon Highway 47 near Buxton. This trackage is now out of service.

Embarking on another Candy Cane Express run, the sharp looking LLW 5399 leads another train of happy Christmas-spirited rides down the rails of the Santiam Branch.

The Coast Starlight is roaring though the Willamette Valley on the longest railroad tangent in Oregon - 19 miles.

Portland & Western's McMinnville Hauler is descending the east side of Rex Hill. This trackage is no longer in service.

Portland & Western's first ever train crosses Rex Hill on a perfect summer morning. This train positioned locomotives for the startup of operations the following Monday. The scenic trackage had be... (more)

A westbound Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) Red Line train (Portland International Airport to Beaverton Transit Center) crosses the Steel Bridge over the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Ore... (more)

Southbound on the Oregon Trunk, crossing the Deschutes River via Twin Crossing Bridge No 2. The train will duck into a tunnel then pop out the other side of the hill and cross over the river agai... (more)

After performing some work on the Tillamook Branch, the Clackamas Switcher is returning to Brooklyn Yard in Southeast Portland.

The Pacific Coast Express is about two hours into its trip to Los Angeles as it nears a crew change at Eugene. The drawbridge towers in the background mark the location of Burlington Northern's p... (more)

107-year old Baldwin Mikado steam locomotive Polson Logging Company #2 puts on a great show as she enters Wheeler with a mixed freight train on a beautiful Spring day.

McCloud River Railroad 2-6-2 Prairie steam locomotive #25 with its Willamette & Pacific caboose just crossed the second Nehalem River Bridge on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad south of Mohler, OR... (more)

In October 1995, Southern Pacific 4449 spent a week on Portland & Western doing public relations work. On the last day that the steamer operated, the late David Goodheart set up this photo op in ... (more)

Albany & Eastern's Mill City local crosses Thomas Creek near Scio, Oregon beside the historic Gilkey covered bridge headed for Lebanon. The job is operated by a one-man crew with a remote control ... (more)

"Skookum", a 2-4-4-2 Mallet Baldwin steam locomotive built in 1909, hauls a train of empty log bunks through the seaside resort of Rockaway Beach. The Pacific Ocean can be seen in the ba... (more)