The Original Railfan Multimedia Show Our next program: March 14, 2026

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Winterail 2025 ... is a wrap

Thanks to everyone who joined us in Corvallis, Oregon, for our 47th program on March 15. Nearly 300 fans of all ages enjoyed a day of digital presentations and a rail collectibles sale. 

Scroll down to see the 2025 list of programs, and visit the photo contest page to see winners and their images.

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2025 Lineup

  • 'Tehachapi - A Railroad Paradise' by Scott Allen Sparks
  • 'West From Bakersfield on the Santa Fe' by Glen Icanberry (produced by Evan Werkema)
  • 'Spreading Her Wings' by David Lange
  • 'Seattle to Portland' by Scott O'Dell
  • 'Ontario, The Good Years' by Jeff Mast
  • 'Toledo Branch of the Portland & Western' by Aaron Bentsen /7 Idea Productions
  • 'Next Gens of the Northwest' by Nate Shedd and Peyton Boyd
  • 'Ballast and Counterbalance: Maintaining equilibrium through the pursuit of motive power' by Liz Kylin
  • 'Photography of Pandemic Proportions' by Andrew Cox
  • 'Burlington Northern: The First Ten Years' by Mitch Nelson
  • 'Foaming Through Covid and Beyond' by Randy Nelson
Train with mountain background, Cascade Rail Foundation.

We are grateful to Cascade Rail Foundation for sponsoring our Friday evening slide show event. We thank White River Productions for their previous years of support.

The Friday night dinner slide show will continue in 2026. 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 comfortable auditorium at Corvallis High School, Oregon.
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)
People socializing at a bustling indoor event.
Fans enjoy the railroad collectibles sale at Winterail 2023
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.