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The Sumpter Valley Railroad is in the Powder River Valley of Oregon.
It is also in the Powder River. (literally)
To see my Movie of this train ride
Go Here.
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It operates in high and cold country in what used to be gold
dredging operations.
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This is a westbound, running around it's consist near Sumpter, Oregon.
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Welcome to McEwen station where the tour begins.
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Waiting for the eastbound.
McEwen is both railroad station and museum.
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Here we have bits and pieces of old railroad equipment.
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An Ice Reefer presumably from Sumpter Valley.
Several 3 foot narrow gauge railroads swapped equipment
to give each other some diversity in rolling stock.
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A flat car from White Pass & Yukon in Skagway, Alaska.
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Hopper cars from East Broad Top, Pennsylvania.
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I got to ride in the cab. Let's be more specific. You pay to ride in the cab.
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My wife insisted on some photos of me in the cab.
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She told everyone I was running the locomotive.
I can assure you THAT was not so.
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Time for a series of detailed cab shots.
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Time for a series of detailed cab shots.
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Time for a series of detailed cab shots.
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The engineer .
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A very nicely maintained Sumpter, Oregon train station.
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This is an original coach - riding on boxcar trucks.
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Wife, Donna seems to like the ride.
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Some of the guides are a little scruffy.
This one looks like he should be riding under the coach.
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Intently listening to the scruffy tour guide amidst dredge tailings.
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Horses? No. Bad Guys. -- Bad guys with guns.
We were told they were rehearsing for an upcoming holdup.
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The horses didn't mind the pistols. They did NOT like the whistle.
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A good view of the 36" gauge track behind us.
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Dredge tailings left over from the gold fever days.
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Changing passengers at McEwen station.
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Changing passengers at McEwen station.
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Waiting for the locomotive to run around for the trip back to Sumpter.