Sumpter Valley Railway

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Sunset on the Sumpter Valley Ry. Evening in late October comes early, and is colder
than it looks. SVRy #19 is at the head of a string of freight cars in preparation for a
photo special the next day. Max size; 23" x 16".
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The Sumpter Valley Railway is a 3 foot gauge line, a restoration, following the old right-
of-way in NE Oregon, using some of the original locomotives and rolling stock. It
operates in a very historic area with gold mining remains throughout the valley. I lived
along the tracks for a few years and made many photographs of the operation.

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No's 3 and 19, early on October 15th, 2005, the two steam locomotives of the
Sumpter Valley Railway await the coming day of railfan photography. Soon both will
be pulling freight trains through the fall foliage, stopping often so the passengers can
photograph the trains against the fall backdrops. Max size; 36" x 24".
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W. H. Eccles Lbr. Co. Heisler No. 3. Preparing for the photo shoot the next day,
under a stormy sky, No. 3 rests momentarily, between switching assignments. Max
size; 24" x 16".
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Heisler No. 3 in the Woods. October 2006 Fall Freight, about a mile east of
Sumpter. Mt. Ireland is in the background. Max size; 21" x 32".
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Heisler No 3 at McKewen Station under a full Moon. Narrow gauge heisler #3
simmers under a full harvest moon, in the chilly night air. She will be at the head of
one of the Fall Freight specials in the morning, steaming under a clear, cold sky in
mid October of 2005. Max size; 24" x 16".
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SVRy #19, a 3' gauge 2-8-2, getting ready for the day's riders in late September.
The first snow of the season has dusted the Elkhorn Mountains of Eastern Oregon.
Max size; 36" x 24"
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Engineer's eye view of the cab of Sumpter Valley Railway's Number 19, a 3' gauge
2-8-2 built by Alco. Max size: 36" x 25".
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SVRy Fall Freight along the Powder River. The 2005 Photographer's special
freight train had some of the best color in years. Here, we see 3' gauge 2-8-2 #19
along the Powder River, near Sumpter Oregon. In a couple months, there will be 3
feet of snow on the ground and the river will be frozen over. Max size; 16" x 23".
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Sumpter Valley Ry Fall Freight with Vintage Auto. Sumpter Valley Railway's Fall
Foliage Photographer's Freight on October 15, 2006. Each year a different train,
with a special load or two. Max size; 32" x 21".
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Fall 2005 Photo Freight on the SVRy. 2005 was the best year in memory, for
great fall colors in the Sumpter Valley, and the photo special was run right at the
peak! Here is 3' gauge 2-8-2 #19 at the head of a long string of freight cars. Max
size; 24" x 16". Purchase print or framed print

Sumpter Valley's #19, a 3' gauge Mikado type locomotive, smokes it up for the
photographers, as she hauls a freight train past our location. This happens to be on
the property we had outside of Sumpter, it was great having the steam train
running by our place on summer weekends! Max size; 16" x 21".
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SVRy No 19 seen through the Watertower Base

Number 19 on the Sumpter Valley Railway, seen throught the water tower base at
McKewen Oregon. The Heisler, No. 3's tender also appears in this photo. Max
size; 16" x 24".
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Huge puffy clouds will soon develope into a brief thunderstorm over the
mountains, a common occurance in Sumpter. When the brief rainshower comes,
passengers will really appreciate the vintage coach! Max size; 21" x 16".
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SVRY #19 repainted to appear as she did during WWII while working in Alaska on
the White Pass and Yukon RR. Photo taken on May 5, 2006 at McKewen water
tank. Max size; 15" x 24".
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The Sumpter Valley Railway hosted a chartered photographer's special in June of
2006, re-lettering the locomotive and train for the White Pass & Yukon. Originally
an SVRy locomotive, she was shipped to WP&Y during World War II and
operated there for many years as the #81. Returned to the restoration group at
Sumpter,in the late 70's, she was restored and put in operation on the original right
of way. Max size; 16" x 24".
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In the spring of 2006, Number 19 was dressed up as she appeared during the war
years, which were spent in Alaska on the White Pass & Yukon, another 3' narrow
gauge line. She returned to Sumpter in the late 1970's for restoration to her original
SVRy appearance. For a special charter, she was back dated in looks to the
"Alaska" military look. Max size; 24" x 16".
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Sumpter Valley Railway's Fall Freight Photographer's Special on October 15th,
2005 brought out some of the best of the boys and their toys. Cameras and steam
locomotives really go well together! Much of my own photography goes back to
wanting to photograph trains when I was around 12 or 13 years old! Max size;
24" x 16".
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