It's just after sunset as Santa Maria Valley GP9, No. 1801, switches out industries at the end of the Airbase Branch on the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. Today has been a busy day for the crew was ... (more)

Santa Maria Valley 205 runs around its excursion train

Santa Maria Valley 205 reverses through the street running in Lebanon

Santa Maria Valley 205 arrives at the station in Lebanon

The Santiam Steam excursion backs through the street running in Lebanon

Lebanon, Oregon is named after Lebanon, Tennessee. One is home of the Albany and Eastern Railroad and the other is home to the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. Coincidence? Oh look, Christmas light... (more)

The star of the Santiam Excursion trains prepares to cut of its train of historical equipment. Albany & Eastern's SP black widow SD9 will head the consist for a photo run by. SMV 205 returned to s... (more)

A "new" locomotive for the Virginia & Truckee. Sitting on a siding just south of the old freight shed building in Gold Hill, NV is the latest steam locomotive acquisition of the rebuilt Vir... (more)

A trio of Santa Maria Valley Railroad locomotives have cut off the train the brought from Santa Maria and are positioning themselves to pick up cars from the Union Sugar Beet plant in Betteravia. ... (more)

Thundering upgrade along the South Santiam River, Santa Maria Valley 205 begins the climb into Sweet Home. Having enjoyed a mild "up and down" run since departing Lebanon earlier in the ... (more)

Former Fillmore and Western gp35 now Santa Maria Valley RR

Crossing the Old Santiam Highway grade crossing, Santa Maria Valley Railroad 205 leads an appropriately named Santiam Excursion Train south toward Sweet Home where it will run around its tr... (more)

Thundering upgrade along the South Santiam River, Santa Maria Valley 205 begins the climb into Sweet Home. Having enjoyed a mild "up and down" run since departing Lebanon earlier in the ... (more)

Santa Maria Valley Railroad 205, a 1924-built product of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, gleams in the rare, winter sunlight near Liberty, Oregon as it hustles a four-car train south. Enjoying a new... (more)

Having arrived at the southern end of the Sweet Home Branch in the branch's namesake town, Santa Maria Valley Railroad 205 pauses during the run-around of its train for some photos with this vinta... (more)