Santa Fe's Eastbound "San Francisco Chief" is pulling into the Stockton, CA, depot. On the adjacent track is the excursion train that was operated to mark the "Last Run of an ALCO PA". It has al... (more)

SP #3197 was one of a group of three GP40P-2's purchased by the SP in the mid-70's and the last passenger power the road would aquire. The locomotive was one of three SP units to wear a special p... (more)

On its way to San Francisco with commute train #149, SP 4451 has just passed under Scott Blvd. #4451 and stablemate 4450 were know as "Huff and Puff". The locomotive survives, but is rusting away ... (more)

Passing Terminal Tower, UP 952 has the City of Los Angeles in tow as it arrives at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal.

By late 1976, the former SP FP7's now in Amtrak service had dwindled to two units, #376 and #377. Originally SP 6453 and 6454, they became Amtrak 116 and 117 and later #492 and #493. With the San... (more)

SP 4809 with a flanger in tow has just turned on the balloon at Fulda and is now Eastbound out of Emigrant Gap over Donner Pass.

Short on motive power, in 1978 SP leased several Amtrak P30CH ("pooches) to work in the commute pool while the SDP45's were in freight service. An excess of offline cars on the SP resulted in an I... (more)

Heading South from Lakeview, Great Western #1621 is on the way to Alturas over the former SP branch. The line was once the narrow gauge Neveda-California-Oregon narrow gauge. It is now operated by... (more)

SP SD9 #3830, still wearing "Black Widow" paint, is parked outside of the now gone roundhouse in Willits, CA. The little utility tractor is lettered for the NWP

SP #6390 had arrived in San Fransico earlier that morning with "The Lark" from LA. To the right is #3005, now preserved under its original number of SP 5623. To the left, three FM "Train Masters" ... (more)

#203 has arrived at the old SP station in Oakland with its consist of Amfleet cars. The upper level of the depot once hosted the red cars of SP's IER electric operation. The depot still stands bu... (more)

#8640 has paused at Cuesta before heading down into San Luis Obispo with a load of sugar beets bound for Betteravia.

SP #7108 has cut off of its train at SP's Newhall Yard in San Jose and is running light to the engine facilities on Lenzen Ave.

SRR #28 leaving Cooperstown on the deadhead move back to Jamestown from Oakdale

Runby staged West of Paulsell on the return trip with #28 now in the lead