A pair of SD9s kick up some dust as they exit Olive Street's street running and are back on private right-of-way as they head south with a local freight in Anaheim, California.

Southern Pacific 3854 (ex-3671, nee-5808) is one of two GP9s in charge of this eastbound train passing through Traver in California's verdant Central Valley on September 14, 1979.

Southern Pacific 3886 (ex-3716, nee-5880) is one of two GP9 helpers shoving on the rear of a freight heading east and over the Tehachapi Mountains on a stormy April 18, 1981. This was built with ... (more)

Nice to have the clean units in the lead!

Two red cowl units in the consist

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Santa Fe 8113 leads a solid set of GE C30-7 diesels on an eastbound freight as it passes a Southern Pacific freight waiting in the siding at Bealville, in California's Tehachapi Mountains, on Febr... (more)

Amtrak SDP40F 516 brings an eastbound San Diegan across Lemon Street as it departs the Fullerton, CA, train station on its way to San Diego on October 17, 1974.

Amtrak SDP40F 516 is on the point of an eastbound San Diegan as it approaches the first stop after leaving Los Angeles - Fullerton, CA. The eventual destination for this train is San Diego... (more)

A pair of Amtrak SDP40Fs, led by 518, pull an eight-car San Diegan as it makes a stop in Fullerton, CA, before continuing on to San Diego on March 10, 1974. There is a dome car in the cons... (more)

Santa Fe SD45 5612 seems to be having some "intestinal" trouble as a crewman works to get the engine running smoothly again, but instead it belches a black cloud.

Santa Fe SD45 5624 pauses in Mojave, California, after conquering the crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains on a gloomy December 2, 1979.

Sunny California? Not always, as evidenced on December 2, 1979 as a Santa Fe eastbound passes the (now demolished) station in Mojave after crossing the Tehachapi Mountains.