Southern Pacific 2472, a Baldwin 4-6-2, leads the Niles Canyon Railway's Spring Steam Special through the Canyon at Brightside.

All Rights Reserved © Guillermo Sanchez Photo

All Rights Reserved © Guillermo Sanchez Photo

Southern Pacific 2472, a Baldwin 4-6-2 Pacific, sits idling at the Niles Canyon Railway's Sunol at the start of Day 2 of the Spring Steam Weekend.

SP 2472 rolls past Vallejo Mills Park as it pulls its train back to Sunol on the Niles Canyon Railway

SP 2472 rolls through Brightside with the return trip of the first train of the day

All Rights Reserved © Guillermo Sanchez Photo

All Rights Reserved © Guillermo Sanchez Photo

All Rights Reserved © Guillermo Sanchez Photo

Spectators watch as SP 2472 slowly crawls on the Niles Canyon Railway trackage during the 2014 Labor Day Special. Nothing like the sight of a steamer chugging through repeating history back when s... (more)

Southern Pacific No. 2472 rests in the Santa Clara yard on a warm July night. The locomotive is in town to take part in the National Railway Historical Society convention based in nearby San Jose.... (more)

Southern Pacific 2472, a Baldwin 4-6-2 Pacific, leads the Niles Canyon Railway Labor Day Special through the Canyon near Brightside Yard.

Southern Pacific 2472, a Baldwin 4-6-2 Pacific, leads the Niles Canyon Railway Labor Day Special across Farwell Bridge deep in Niles Canyon.

Southern Pacific 2472, a Baldwin 4-6-2 Pacific, leads the Niles Canyon Railway Labor Day Special through Farmers Crossing in Sunol.

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