It's clamming season in Garibaldi as the 12pm Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad train to Rockaway Beach steams past.

McCloud 2-6-2 #25 steams on for the Oregon Coast Scenic Railway as it departs Garibaldi on a typical pacific northwest afternoon. Here the train is seen passing by the historic 1936 US Coast Guard... (more)

McCloud River Railroad #25 spent 86 years on the McCloud before the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad purchased her in 2011. We're glad they did as she put on a show leaving the yard on a crisp winter... (more)

The Oregon Coastline Express makes a station stop at Garibaldi.

While exploring the Oregon Coast on vacation, we stumbled upon the small town of Garibaldi. We had made a "wrong turn" into town and moments later stumbled upon the crew at the Oregon Co... (more)

Columbia River Belt Line 2-4-4-2 7 (better known as "Skookum") shows off its profile just after sunrise.

Top Ten of 2018. Here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from 2018.
4. The Lerro Productions' October charter on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad was meant to be the... (more)

Garibaldi after hours. With the day's operations and post-arrival servicing complete, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad power sits parked outside the engine house, bedded down for the night. On... (more)

Yard moves. The early evening sun drops below a dark cloud deck as Polson Logging Company Mikado #2 drops her freight consist in the south Garibaldi Yard and heads to the engine shop for wa... (more)

While the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad is known for its steam locomotive operations, it also has Oregon's only operating F unit. The former Great Northern 274 reposes outside of OCSR's enginehous... (more)

Waking up sleepy Garibaldi. After sitting for six decades as a pile of rusty parts, Columbia River Belt Line Railway #7 "Skookum" lets the residents of the Oregon Port of Garibald... (more)

This is a rather unique locomotive. By design, an earlier unsaturated mallet logging steam engine. But really what makes it unique is it’s story. Built in 1909 for a Tennessee logging railroa... (more)

The Moon makes an appearance at dusk as Polson Logging Company's 2-8-2 No. 2 leads an empty log train north past Tillamook Bay. Part of a Lerro Productions charter at the Oregon Coast Scenic Rail... (more)

Highball!

Polson Logging Company's No. 2 catches the evening Sun leading McCloud No. 25 northbound in a double header by the bay through Garibaldi, OR. A Railroad: Polson Logging Co.
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Garibaldi, Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: 2
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 18, 2018

Columbia River Belt Line Railway's newly aquired 2-4-4-2 "Skookum"

A photo from my collection dated 10/18/18, features the crew of the Columbia River Belt Line Railway posed proudly a... (more)