The Original Railfan Multimedia Show March 28, 2026

Presenter lineup, Friday excursion and more news below ... purchase tickets online!
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Winterail 2026 Saturday, March 28

2026 will be our 48th day-long program of digital presentations and a railroad collectibles sale, in a new location: Albany, Oregon.

Scroll down for the program lineup! Download the schedule here.

Buy tickets online here.

Ride a steam excursion on Friday, March 27, behind Santa Maria Valley 2-6-2 #205 on the Albany and Eastern between Lebanon and Sweet Home, OR (departure time is 9AM). Purchase tickets here.

The Friday evening slide show will take place from 6-10pm,  sponsored by the Cascade Rail Foundation. Scroll down for details. (Dinner not provided.)

Our new home is the Russell Tripp Performance Center, located at Linn Benton Community College (LBCC), 6500 Pacific Blvd, SW, in Albany.

We're excited to bring you another successful show! To receive email alerts, email winterailoffice@gmail.com

The 2026 program lineup

  • "Donner Pass Winter" by Dick Dorn
  • 'Desert Main Line Railroading - Locations, Landscapes, & Light' by Mike Williams
  • 'This Was Tehachapi' by Charles Lange
  • 'Hydro Dynamics' by Charlie Dischinger
  • 'Burke, Idaho, Canyon Creek Railroads' by John Wood
  • 'High Iron, The Way it Was' by Rand Cooley
  • 'The SLO Years' by Matt Batryn
  • 'High Hopes: The Bailey Branch Story (Portland & Western)' by Alan Liesse
  • 'Nights Behind the Black Drape, Mornings by Rail ' by Randall Pratt
  • 'Tracks Through Mojave' by Kacey Larsen
  • Plus Three Favorite Photos, Hall of Fame Awards, and Photo Contest
Train with mountain background, Cascade Rail Foundation.

We are grateful to Cascade Rail Foundation for sponsoring our Friday evening slide show event. This year's show will be at the Russell Tripp Performance Center from 6-10PM. We thank White River Productions for their previous years of support.

The Friday evening show is $10 at the door. Please note that dinner will not be provided, so be sure to have your meal before you arrive.

Scenes from past Winterails

Group of people at Winterail event stage.
Most of the presenters of Winterail 2024: (from left) Stan McInturf, Mark Perry, Lou Thelen, Camron Settlemier, Charlie Dischinger, Kit Courter, Dan Scheidell, Joel Hawthorn, Art Gross, and Bill Meeker. Missing are Warren Haack and Jared Pohll. (Elrond Lawrence photo)
Three people on stage receiving award.
Producers Vic and Annie Neves present the 2024 Hall of Fame award to John Walker, longtime Winterail roadie and rail preservationist. (Photo by Elrond Lawrence)
Audience attending an event in auditorium.
Winterail's auditorium from 2016-2025 at Corvallis High School.
Winding road with red light trails.
Cajon Pass Hill 582 time exposure from Kit Courter's 2024 program
Two men speaking at an award event.
Vic and Annie Neves present the Hall of Fame award to John Walker, longtime Winterail roadie and rail preservationist. (Photo by Elrond Lawrence)
Group of people holding shopping bags indoors.
Fans enjoy the railroad collectibles sale at Winterail 2023
Blue train traveling through scenic forest landscape.
Montana Rail Link's Gas Local, from Joel Hawthorn's 2024 program
Train crossing bridge in desert landscape.
A scene from Dan Scheidell's Oregon Trunk video program
Train under cloudy sky near large arch.
From Charlie Dischinger's program, 'It's Not Easy B'N Green.'
Man and boy holding a toy train box.
Vic Neves awards a raffle prize to a young fan.
Train on curved track through lush landscape.
Milwaukee Road F-units from Blair Kooistra's 2018 program.
Trains beside water towers in forest.
Western Pacific at Keddie, Cal., by Tom Taylor, from his pprogram with Ted Benson.