Looking down form the bluffs of Benecia, we get a down on of the speed lettered UP8683 (ex-SP8307) a patched snoot SD40T-2 .

The patch T-2 UP8683 (ex-SP8307) leads the IOASC towards Sacramento on the northern sdie of the longest RR trestle west of the Mississippi River.

Snoot patched T-2 UP8683 (ex-SP8307) emerges from the burned off bay fog hauling an eastbound stack train at track speed. This is location is 5 miles north of Oakland on the Cal-P.

The UP8748, ex-4478, ex-SP8388 holds for a yellow at the yard lead to W. Oakland's Homestead Yard. The T-2 with a SD40-2 had just backed the MRVOA from Jack London Sq. into the yard and now waits ... (more)

Brand New UP6043 rests for the night at the West Oakland Diesel sanding racks after its first cross country trip west. The UP8748, an ex-SP8388 SD40T-2, and Amtrak California F59PHI CDTX2013 rest ... (more)

Grande style street running! From their reactions, I believe a few non-railfan pedestrians actually noted that this lash-up was a bit different from the boring all-yeller normal freight train!

Got a little bit of sun here at CP85th Ave (north of Elmhurst JCT.) and boy does that faded and beat up orange glow!

Four GP40-2's lead the MSJRV north back to Roseville with the DRGW3110 leading, then UP1365 (ex-DRGW3112) facing backwards, UP1372 (ex-DRGW3127) and finally UP1403 (ex-SSW7649).

This makeshift single level NB Coast Starlight #14 set was thrown together at the L.A. coach yard when the previous day's SB #11 Starlight did not make it into L.A. on time. The train is all spare... (more)

This makeshift single level NB Coast Starlight #14 set was thrown together at the L.A. coach yard when the previous day's SB #11 Starlight did not make it into L.A. on time. The train is all spare... (more)

No, this SP SD40T-2 was not exactly in an accident/wreck but rather instead ended it's life by being scrapped on the spot at Los Angeles's Taylor Yard deadline. This was one of only a few units to... (more)

The Taylor Yard deadline in March 2003 was pretty much a majority of retired SP units but also included are some UP SD40-2's/SD40-2B's. Shown here are SD40T-2's SP8251 and SP8231 along with speed ... (more)

A closer look at graffitied SP8337 reveals that this unit was one of the dozen or so deadline units stored at Oxnard, CA from 2000-2002. Homeless people and taggers alike made this Oxnard deadline... (more)

Tagged and beat up speed lettered snoot SP8377 rests next to SP8277 in the Taylor Yard deadline last spring.

As one of the rare SD40R's stenciled with non-standard sans serif "SOUTHERN PACIFIC" on the hood, SP7310 rests in the Taylor Yard deadline in the pleasant Southern California spring of 2003.