Stephen Dorsett - "The Feather in the River and the Gateway to the Northwest" - (from Salt Lake City, Ut.)

The quite sounds of water, birds chirping, the wind blowing through a picturesque wooded canyon. Looking across the hill, you see a light that eliminated green, in the distance you hear the sound of 645 and 710 and FDL prime movers. The Feather River route. Predecessor route of the WP, currently is owned and operated by the Union Pacific railroad. In 1995 an innovation that changed the rail landscape forever. The merger of the Union Pacific railroad with the Southern Pacific. Prior to this merger there was only one freight each way per day STBR and the BRST. The BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad) Wanted equal access from California to the Pacific Northwest. The Surface transportation Board agreed and the BNSF was awarded track age rights from Stockton California via the WP to Denver Colorado. The BNSF agreed to purchase the Highline(inside gateway) This railroad adventure will take you from 1997 to current with the Union Pacific railroad and the BNSF from Oroville California through the feather river and from Keddie to Little Valley. There is nothing like the sound of hard working 645,710 EMD prime movers working up the hill.

Dan Bolyard - "US Construction Railroad to Grand Coulee Dam" - (from Coulee City, Wa)

Dan is back to give us the next chapter on the history of the railroads of the Columbia Basin - this one is on the US Government line built for the construction project of the Grand Coulee Dam. The show will look at construction, the flow of building supplies to the removal of the rail and what is left of it today.

Steven Welch - "Montana's Mainline" - (from Forsyth, Mt.)

Steven makes the trip back to Autumn Leaf for the first time in a few years and brings us a show on the great Montana Rail Link. This show is an adventure from Billings to Sandpoint, following the present day operations of Montana's regional railroad: The Montana Rail Link.

Lee Bishop - "Upper Corners" - (from Rochester, Wa.)

Lee is back for another year presenting at Autumn Leaf with a show on his travels around the "Upper Corners" of the US including shots in the Northwest, Northeast, Canada and Alaska.

Joel Hawthorn - "Attachment Unavailable" (from Shelton, Wa.)

This show is not a documentary or a narrative. He has selected some favorite frames from his portfolio, and put them into a semi-organized hodge-podge with a coordinated soundtrack for a fun 15 minute romp around the western states. He has been tweaking this show together over the last year since gaining inspiration to begin working on the next presentation after attending Autumn Leaf, 2014.

Show Us Your Best 3 Shots of The Year

Autumn Leaf Slide Show 2015

A favorite of attendees over the years has been the best-shot slide show. It is a great opportunity to share your best work! This year we are requesting attendees submit their favorite 3 shots taken since ALSS this past year prior to 27 October 2014. We are opening it up to short video clips generally less than 30 seconds. Interesting, unique, technically outstanding you would like to share. Also we are requesting a profile picture like on Facebook to overlay on your shots so folks can identify you at the show if they have questions or comments or just want to meet you to tell you what an awesome Railfan you are. How to participate? Email Paul Petersen who is putting the show together. Gmail can handle up to 25MB of data. peterzpicts@gmail.com Please submit using the following format. Your Name Insert your Profile Picture (Desired but not Required) Picture # 1 Insert or attach jpg, full resolution is requested for formatting and best quality. Watermarks are not desired and will be rejected if too large. Name of the Shot. Location. Train Symbol if known or other interesting info. Picture #2 Same type of info Picture #3 Same type of info If you have a really cool video clip cut it down to an interesting size of 30 seconds or less. HD resolution is desired or really good SD. Send what file format came out of your camera or a standard like MP4 or mov. Send me a link in your email to a file site you like or use this drop box I have made public.

Second Call for RSVP's!

13th Annual Autumn Leaf Railroad Slide Show - Saturday, Oct 24th, 2015 - Centralia, WA

Come out and be a part of the 13th Annual Autumn Leaf Railroad Slide Show - Saturday, October 24, 2015 - Historic Fox Theater in Centralia, WA – Slideshow is a 4:00pm start time (Doors open at 3:15). We are happy to announce that we will be back at the Historic Fox Theater in downtown Centralia, WA. Autumn Leaf is an invitation only multi-media slide show that focuses on the photography and talents of nearly 15 presenters from all over the United States and Canada. There is no tickets to sell - only an RSVP for your seat - we will simply ask for a donation at the door to cover the cost of the theater rental for the evening. We will again be offering snacks and beer, wine and soft drinks for purchase at the show. There will be a planned dinner break as we did last year. Look for a couple of new things this year as well…..including “Your Best 3 Shots” and introducing this year’s Featured Photographer Enrique Contreras from San Fernando, Calif. We will be announcing the shows in the coming weeks on both our Facebook group (Autumn Leaf Railroad Slideshow) and on our blog site; www.autumnleafslideshow.blogspot.com You can RSVP by sending me an email with your contact information. Please send it to robertwscottphotography@gmail.com