Tim's Trains Trains, Parktrains and More

On the way back from the Oregon Zoo, we stopped at Keizer Station to get some pictures of the steam engine that was recently put on display there. It is a 3 foot gauge engine built in 1904 by Baldwin for a railroad in Mexico. Here are some pictures of the engine.

Finnish National Railways #418 is a wood burning 2-8-0 steam locomotive on display in Founder's Park in Junction City, OR. It was origionally donated to the city of Portland, OR in 1960, and then donated to the city of Junction City in 1980. It was built by Linne & Jern in 1904. Her sister engine #293 is supposed to be on display in St. Petersburg. This engine saw service in the Winter War between Finland and Russia and still has some scars and bullet holes. Here are some pictures.

On Aughst 25, 2007 my son Peter and I took a ride on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in Mineral, WA. We had a ride in the cab of Hammon Lumber Company #17 for the afternoon Trestle Turn.

Visit the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad homepage for more deails on their very nice railroad.

Yesterday I got a CD in the mail from Tim Bainter with quite a few pictures. First the bad news, the Old Wakarusa Railroad is no more. The rails have all been torn up and the train has been moved. Here are some pictures of what is left .Next are some pictures taken at the LaPorte County Historical Steam Society on May 26, 2007 .

On Feb 21, 2007 two Norfolk Southern freight trains collided and derailed in Goshen, Indiana. Tim Bainter was able to go and get some pictures of the cleanup .

The Arttrain visited Eugene, OR on November 11-12, 2006. Here are some pictures taken on November 12. All photos by Tim Boshart. Visit the Arttrain USA homepage.

On August 26, 2006 we took a ride on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, OR for my son Peter's 18th birthday. Peter and I had a ride in the cab of their Heisler locomotive. Here is the website for the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad .

On July 13, 2006 I was a chaparon for a field trip for my son Steven's class at James Monroe Middle School. We went to Oaks Amusement park, then took a ride on the Columbia Gorge sternwheeler. Here are some pictures from the ride. During the trip, I was able to take several pictures on the UP railroad on the Oregon side and the BNSF on the Washington side.

I finally found some time to add various pictures to the website that have been sitting in my inbox for some time. First up are some pictures taken by Jim Boshart of the Big Boy steam engine in Cheyenne, WY in July 2005.

Also there are some pictures by Tim Bainter of the 15" gauge Cagney at Strasburg along with some pictures of the Strasburg Railroad and Museum. Finally there are some pictures of the

The Union Pacific Challenger #3985 arrived in Eugene, OR for a visit on Sept 7, 2005 on it's way to Portland. Here are some pictures taken as it came into town. It was on display at the railroad yard on Sept 8 before going to Portland, OR.