Pasadena was the first stop for Santa Fe trains departing Los Angeles - Trains such as The Super Chief, The El Capitan and The Chief. And, when traveling by rail from Los Ang... (more)

Santa Fe had visions of a company museum, and was wise enough to hang onto a variety of locomotives with that in mind. It never happened, of course, and the collection was donated to the Californ... (more)

The “Rose Bowl Special” headed by Santa Fe FP 45 # 101 crosses the Arroyo Seco and the Pasadena Freeway on January 1st, 1990. The single track steel viaduct was originally constructed in 1895 for ... (more)

The eastbound Grand Canyon is seen at the Pasadena Station. The Conductor is waiting for the lone passenger to board, and then the published departure time. The Engineer saw the shot I was trying ... (more)

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Metro Gold Line test train races westbound traffic on Interstate 210 in Pasadena, California on March 30th, 2003

The eastbound Super Chief at Pasadena Station

The eastbound Grand Canyon at Pasadena. Not as popular as the Super Chief, and ran several hours later, so there are not as many spectators

The eastbound Amtrak Super Chief is preparing to leave Pasadena

A Metro Rail train heads to Los Angeles through the Archstone Del Mar. This building hides the Santa Fe depot, which has been restored, but will never again host the Super Chief. The Archstone De... (more)

Amtrak Southwest Chief #3 arrives into Pasadena on a sunny morning in July of 1991 with plenty of mail handling cars up front. The 231 is now preserved and being refurbished at the Brooklyn Roun... (more)

Back when the Santa Fe still operated through Pasadena, the railroad always acknowledged the city's annual New Year's Day "Tournament of Roses" parade and football game on their large sign near th... (more)

Running down the middle of the 210 freeway in Pasadena, ATSF 3828 leads a westbound Q-BHLA (Birmingham, AL - Los Angeles intermodal run through from the BN). This one happens to be my favorite of... (more)

Rare use of Pasadena Sub for (freight) eastbound at the time; due to wildfires along Fullerton Sub, and need to move priority eastbounds.

A westbound pigtrain passes the Pasadena depot in the early afternoon. By 1991, the trackage here was down to just the mainline - with the siding, spur tracks, and freight house gone, along with ... (more)