Amtrak #200 (the first F40), long before it was emasculated into a "cabbage", heading into Chicago, it has crossed 8th St. in Michigan City and about to cross the South Shore directly behind me.

North of Lind, WA, 4449 has slowed to pass a Pasco-bound freight as the freight crew waits to give a roll by to the passenger train.

Once a division point on the Carson and Colorado Railroad, by 1984 it was the end of track. In August of 1984, #4371 sits next to the Mina Depot waiting for a crew to take it back North to Sparks.... (more)

SP's Cascade is making its station stop in Berkeley in April of 1971, just days before Amtrak would take over the service. It's next stop would be at Oakland's 16th St. station and the end of the ... (more)

Even with a helper on the rear, #498 was struggling with what would turn out to be the last Eastbound revenue freight to run from Chama to Alamosa. This day would also prove to be the last day #49... (more)

SP SDP45 #3204 Leads Train #98, the "Coast Daylight" South (SP East) thru the cut behind Oak Hill in South San Jose. Some of the coaches are deadheading "Sunset" cars sent to San Francisco for ser... (more)

Gettimg ready to take a freight West to Chama, 2-8-2 #498 takes water in the three rail yard in Alamosa in June of 1967

Amtrak was not yet a year old but the so called "Rainbow Era" was in full swing. Train #5, The San Francisco Zephyr led by SP power and an assortment of cars including one of SP's home built dome ... (more)

Inbound toward City Center and Independence Hall, SEPTA #2271 is on 4th. St. in 50-Line service. It is May of 1976 an d 4 years later the 50 would be converted to bus. Car #2271 (former Kansas Cit... (more)

Three generations of Amtrak power, F40 #239, SDP40F #530, FP7's #493 and #492. The two FP's were the last of thier type working out of Oakland. #493 had started out as SP #6454, then became Amtrak... (more)

Sierra 4-6-0 #3 and 2-8-0 #28 are making a photo runby on a cold december day in 1993 at Hetch Hetchy Junction, It is here that the Sierra connected with the long gone Hetch Hetchy Railroad, owned... (more)

K-36 #483 is helping to get the Eastbound freight ready to leave Chama, August 29th, 1968 by putting on the caboose while the conductor hangs his marker lamps. This will be the last revenue freigh... (more)

Train #98, the Eastbound Coast Daylight has just passed under Curtner Ave. The larger consist is cars deadheading to LA for that nights Sunset. This line in now double tracked, the hills to the ri... (more)

The Rio Grande did not use the K37 2-8-2's on the Silverton Branch on a regular basis, After they sold the line to the Bradshaw interests, the new owners rebuilt #497 and used it on the Silverton,... (more)

On the way back to Alamosa after a trip to Monte Vista, #1744 crosses a small trestle. The SL&RG ran a series of trips from Alamosa To Monte Vista as part of the rodeo being held last weekend.