Heavily used crossings need near constant repair, and the diamonds in Colton, where the Santa Fe's Third Subdivision (on which Union Pacific has trackage rights) crosses the Southern Pacific's Sun... (more)

This thing was probably out of service with the coming of the M-420Bs. It was converted from an SP&S FB-1. I really like the smokestack. There must be a stove in there!

The "flying saucer" lighting pinpoints this as Southern Pacific's West Colton Yard, even though these Radio Control Cars are clearly painted in Burlington Northern colors. In the late 1970s the S... (more)