Left, the mighty 4449 rumbles into Vancouver, WA,  Amtrak Station on May 22, 2007. The Daylight is doubleheaded with a Union Pacific 4-8-4 Challenger. Right, Martin Adams is secretary of an association that painstakingly is restoring this 1925 Baldwin 2-8-2 locomotive at a quonset shop near the Columbia River waterfront in Astoria, Ore. They are working on the former Santa Maria Valley Engine No. 21,.they intend to paint it up in a historic Astoria roadname and operate it on about 30 miles of track. He gave Larry a tour in March.

Hawaiian Training. Left, Larry inspects a General Electric diesel engine at a former sugar plantation near Lihue on the Hawaiian isalnd of Kauai. The engine purchased from an Arizona owner is displayed and operated for tourists. It is a locmotive that was similar to those used in the peak of sugar production. Larry visited the island in September, 2009, just as C&H Sugar was closing down sugar cane production forever.

The Polar Express Rebuild in Michigan. Right, Larry took this picture at the Owosso turntable near Durand for the beginning of the rebuild of the 2-8-4 1225  Pere Marquette Berkshire steam engine in May 2010. It was originally built in 1941. Sometimes referred to as a "Christmas Train" because of the 12-25 numbering, the locomotive was displayed for many years at Michigan State University before restored to full operation in 1988. In 2004, it was used as the model for the motion picture, "The Polar Express." It is currently being rebuilt to comply with federal steam engine maintenance requirements following 15 years of operation. Shay Engines.  Above is  "Tollie," the Simpson Lumber Co. Shay locomotive in Shelton, WA. Right, Larry with his model of Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. No. 5 at Christmas, 2006.  Larry is pictured with a Union Pacific engine in Northern Idaho.