OK, here's the reason for the western trip. A week of steam photo charters in the pacific northwest. For the first day, we found our intrepid group at the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad in Elbe, WA with Hammond Lumber Company 2-8-2T #17 and the only operational Willamette, Rayonier #2. By the way, for those curious, #2 was built by the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, using the Shay design after the Lima patent expired.
Kevin
The rare posed shot that actually worked for video. The guy was happily oiling around the Rayonier #2 just to look up as the Hammond Lumber #17 blasted by.
Doubleheader!
and one more. The morning dawned with a fog bank over the shops at Mineral, creating some timeless images.
