With the temperature hovering just above 40 degrees this morning, a dramatic display of steam power unfolds as SP 4449 departs the Oregon Rail Heritage Center for a run south down the Oregon Pacif... (more)

As SP 4449 simmers in the cold, December air, a light rail vehicle passes by overhead. I wonder if anyone aboard noticed the 80-year-old steam locomotive below them.

It's still dark this morning in Portland as crew members from the Friends of the 4449 work to complete the final preparations before taking the 80-year-old product of Lima south to Oaks Park to op... (more)

The most beautiful train in the world... the Daylight.

Second day of excursions along the former Pacific Extension was met with much greater weather. They had extra time so pulled out of the yard limits further west instead of just turning around dow... (more)

A stark contrast from the coast line of Southern California where it once lead the famous Daylight passenger train, SP 4449 finds itself on the point of this afternoon's Holiday Express on ... (more)

With the change in direction beneath the Ross Island bridge complete just a few minutes ago, SP 4449 leads the Holiday Express back toward Oaks Park with another sold out train of happy families e... (more)

SP 4449, a 1941-built product of the Lima Locomotive Works, is still able to bring Portland to a stand still as the 80-year locomotive puts on a show of steam power as it departs the Oregon Rail H... (more)

Regular touristic train over Golden Ring cities. Two days, two nights ~700km trip fully on steam engine (since autumn 2021 only first and last 100km on steam engine). ?hoto taken at 4:30 am in de... (more)

Steam Locomotive designed for Ded Moroz (Russian Santa) train with more than 14000km route. One in four working with this train. Arrived to depot for service works.

CN 6200 gleams in the morning sun on a hot summer day.

North Pole Express 2021 After taking a year off due to COVID, the Friends of the 261 brought back the North Pole Express trips for 2021. Milwaukee Road 261 is sharing duties with E9 32A... (more)

Milwaukee Road 261 has just arrived at the "North Pole" with the 4:30 North Pole Express. From this angle, only the Christmas lights on the cab give away the fact that 261 has been deco... (more)

Up 4014 rolls west over the Gasconade River on the Jeff City Sub.

The American Freedom train arrived in southern California on December 22, 1975, and the train was on display at the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds from the 23rd until the 30th. In the midst of A... (more)