With an SP helper on the point, an Amtrak Reno Fun Train heads back toward Oakland.

East end Rowen siding, a faster intermodal train runs around a slower manifest tucked into the siding at Rowen

Two Southern Pacific GE AC4400CWs lead an eastbound coal train comprised of Chicago and North Western hoppers approaching Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on June 28, 1998.

The Southern Pacific Railroad was an iconic line most often associated with places like California and the Sierra Nevada range. For eons, it was the only major Western carrier without direct acces... (more)

SP 6800 one of four MK rebuilds of U25B's also one of three units SP painted up in a BiCentennial paint scheme for the 1976 200th anniversary of our countrys independence sits waiting for go back ... (more)

A trio of Southern Pacific AC4400CWs lead an Intermountain Power to Skyline coal empty through Spanish Fork Canyon on Oct. 8, 1997. The dramatic background is courtesy of 10,689 ft. Loafer Mountai... (more)

Climbing Donner's long western slope, two new GE ACs haul eastbound coal empties toward Utah for another load.

SD9E No. 4380 leads an SP light helper around the Loop as it coasts down the hill to help another train.

New AC units lead an eastbound coal train at Canyon City

On June 7th, 1998, a pair of former Southern Pacific SD70Ms, 9820 and 9807, along with a Union Pacific SD60M, ease a UP freight downgrade at Bealville, in southern California's Tehachapi Mountains... (more)

Southern Pacific's West Colton to Los Angeles Hauler rounds the balloon track as it departs West Colton Yard and heads west on January 5th, 1980. The train is powered by a trio of SD39s (5320, 53... (more)

A pair of SP AC4400CWs and a UP (ex-MP) SD50 pull a CBSSK coal empty through the Gilluly horseshoe curve on May 31, 1997.

Southern Pacific 3100 rests silently in the night awaiting the morning when visitors come to Orange Empire Railway Museum's Day Out with Thomas event.

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A stormy afternoon on Tennessee Pass. The thunder heard from the cut on Kindig's Curve however is a westbound coal load with 8 GE's and one EMD Tunnel Motor in Run-8!!!! Oh what a place it was!!!!... (more)