Central Oregon and Pacific freight train curving along Cow Creek just west of Glendale, Oregon, on April 19, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific freight train passing through Riddle, Oregon, as a log truck and other traffic wait on Main Street on April 19, 2010.
Downtown Roseburg, Oregon, with Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad locomotives in the background on April 17, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train rolling north along the South Umpqua River just north of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, late in the day of April 8, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad GP38-3 locomotives throttle up as they bring their train out of Cow Creek Canyon in the evening sun near Riddle, Oregon, on April 8, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train rolling along the jointed rail of the former Southern Pacific Siskiyou Line near the north end of Cow Creek Canyon on April 8, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train negotiating a horseshoe curve in Cow Creek Canyon near Peck, Oregon, on April 8, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train negotiating a horseshoe curve in Cow Creek Canyon near Peck, Oregon, on April 8, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific freight train crossing Grave Creek on a steel viaduct south of Wolf Creek, Oregon, on April 8, 2010. This is the former Siskiyou Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the first rail link between Oregon and California.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train following Cow Creek between Riddle and Glendale, Oregon, on April 8, 2010.
Don't let the hayseed name fool you: Cow Creek Canyon in southwestern Oregon is a stunning place. It provided a route for the first railroad linking Oregon and California in the 1880s, and today it still sees a few trains a week of the Central Oregon and Pacific.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train following the South Umpqua River at Myrtle Creek, Oregon, on April 8, 2010.
The last rays of daylight shine down into Cow Creek Canyon in southwestern Oregon on February 18, 2010, as a Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train rolls north.
Southwestern Oregon's Siskiyou Mountains loom large as a Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train rolls south on February 18, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train north crossing Grave Creek on a high steel viaduct on February 18, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight trains swapping cars in Glendale, Oregon, on February 8, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad conductor throwing a switch in the small yard in Glendale, Oregon, on February 8, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train rolling south along the South Umpqua River near Myrtle Creek, Oregon, on February 8, 2010.
While it looks like this Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train could be passing an active volcano, it is in fact a sand mine just outside of Riddle, Oregon.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train exiting Cow Creek Canyon near Riddle, Oregon, on February 1, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train between tunnels in Cow Creek Canyon northwest of Glendale, Oregon, on February 1, 2010.
Railroad crossing in Glendale, Oregon, on February 1, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific freight train in Glendale, Oregon, on February 1, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train rolling up Cow Creek near Glendale, Oregon, where it will swap cars with another train out of Medford.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train entering Cow Creek Canyon on the foggy morning of February 1, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train rolling through a lumber mill in Riddle, Oregon, on February 1, 2010.
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad freight train framed by leaning power poles north of Riddle, Oregon, on February 1, 2010.