The Original Railfan Multimedia Show March 28, 2026

It's a wrap! Scroll down for a message from Vic and Annie, plus attendance figures
WR Timetable program

Winterail 2026 Saturday, March 28

Thanks to everyone who helped make the 48th Winterail a success in our new location of Albany, Oregon!

Next year's program will be Saturday, March 27, 2027.

Total paid attendance was more than 250, plus 30 passes.

  • 174 online sales via Eventbrite
  • 45 mail-in tickets, and the rest from sales at the door. 

Whether you're a roadie, presenter, vendor, a longtime Winterail attendee, or a first-timer, we are deeply grateful for your support. We also appreciate our sponsor White River Productions, publisher of Railfan & Railroad magazine (check out the cool collector's item program produced by R&R!); Cascade Rail Foundation, who put on the Friday evening slideshow, and Santiam Excursion Trains for hosting the Friday steam special with Santa Maria Valley #205.

Read the great article about Winterail by the Linn-Benton Community College "Commuter" newspaper, HERE!

More pictures coming soon, here and at our Facebook and Instagram pages. To receive email alerts, email winterailoffice@gmail.com

     -Vic and Annie Neves, producers

The 2026 program lineup

  • "Winter in the Golden State" 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' - Interviews with Railroaders 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 was at the Russell Tripp Performance Center from 6-10PM. 

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.