Southern Pacific SD7 1427 (ex-2727, nee-5320) is ready to depart Taylor Yard near Los Angeles on June 29, 1977. Even at this late date, the 1427 still sports the large oscillating warning light o... (more)

With stacks capped, Southern Pacific SW1500 2476 sits in the deadline at Taylor Yard, near Los Angeles, on March 25, 1981. A sluggish economy sidelined lots of old, worn-out power, as well as som... (more)

Southern Pacific SD7 1426 (ex-2726, nee-5319) lays over at Los Angeles' Taylor Yard on October 16, 1974. Note the large "wagon wheel" radio antenna and steam generator vents. This engine would l... (more)

Southern Pacific TR6A 1100 (ex-4600, nee-EMD 1600) was formerly part of a TR6 cow-calf set. (TR6s are essentially SW8s paired, via a drawbar, with a cabless unit, with the two locomotives forming ... (more)

CP 4650 is a former B&M locomotive. It is seen switching at Taylor Yard.

One of Southern Pacific's three U50 diesels sits in the dead line at Taylor Yard in Los Angeles on March 16, 1975. Behind it are two Cotton Belt GP40s and, further back, a second U50.

Southern Pacific RSD12 2954 (ex-7004) idles between assignments at Taylor Yard in Los Angeles, California in June 1976.

UP power sits at the yard at Taylor with southbound trains for the Austin Sub.

Southern Pacific SDP45s 3201 and 3207, former passenger power, show off their new colors (for the ill-fated SP/Santa Fe merger) at Taylor Yard in Los Angeles, California.

Southern Pacific cabooses sit awaiting the call to duty at southern California's Taylor Yard, with Cotton Belt wide-vision caboose 13 sticking out like a sore thumb among all the bay-window caboos... (more)

SP power lines up at Taylor Yard near Los Angeles, with SD9E 4350, SD35 6915 and SD45 9152 comparing profiles on March 16, 1975.

Fresh from the paint shop, SP GP9E 3841 (the former 3706, originally-5843) awaits application of the roadname to its hood.

Southern Pacific low-nose GP9 3709, seen here at Los Angeles' Taylor Yard, was delivered as engine number 5873. The date is May 14, 1982. The 3709 was never upgraded, as many of SP's GP9s were. T... (more)

Amtrak FP7 120 (ex-SP 6457) rolls into SP’s Taylor Yard diesel service after bringing Amtrak #1 The Sunset Limited into Los Angeles, CA on March 31, 1974.