Tunnel motor SP8335 with sister T-2 SP8498 rest in their final days as part of the L.A. Taylor deadline. Although it appeared to be the end of the line, the SP8335 lives on today in Australia as a... (more)

Snoot tunnel motor SP8335 with a sister T-2 rest in their final days as part of the L.A. Taylor deadline. Although it appeared to be the end of the line, the rebuilt SP8335 lives on today in Austr... (more)

The stalled MRVSJ 02 with 2 of the 4 locos runing as powered units sits at Elmhurst with 10,000 tons at 107 cars and 6600 feet. The Caltrain F40's as per the norm are dead in consist returning to ... (more)

An Amtrak Capitol whooshes by the MRVSJ 02 at Elmhurst in Oakland, CA. The stalled train with 2 units is over 10,000 tons at 107 cars and 6600 feet. The Caltrain F40's as per the norm are dead in ... (more)

The MRVSJ 07 highballs a pair of the last target signals in Oakland, CA approaching Fruitvale (just past East Oakland Yard). The former WP/UP ROW is parallel on the right.

SD70M UP4963 with SD45T-2 UP2853 and UP3888 wait at the infamous "CP Jack in the Box" hold signal (named so by old dispatcher 58 Doug). With Newark up ahead as a bottleneck for trains, this is the... (more)

Blur shot of the MRVSJ moving down the middle of Embarcadero Street at track speed (15mph)

Ex-Grande "Peak Power" lease T-2 UP7877 (ex-DRGW5356) leads the southbound MRVSJ down Embarcadero street in Oakland's Jack London Square.

At first glance, this may look like an ordinary UP patch unit - but it is not. UP7877 is a newly renumbered "Peak Power" lease unit that sees action on the UP in the busy freight autumn months. It... (more)

UP9316 and and ex-Grande patch peak power lease unit SD40T-2 UP7877 back up to pick-up their Newark cars bound for Roseville. This train then sat here in the hole for 4 more hours due to RR conges... (more)

A juvenile Red Tailed Hawk dove down on railfan friend Tony Madieros and me while talking with the conductor of this San Jose train. Before eyeing this UP Flag Unit the curious bird had swooped do... (more)

The NB BNSF Warm Springs local returning to Richmond a little early with BNSF2503 and a nice 6 axle BN SD40-2. The last of the Oakland Sp traget signals are about to come down with last CTC being ... (more)

Like a scene from a bygone era, quasi-old uniformed Amtrak conductor and an all blue gear Amtrak engineer discuss plow damage. Earlier this day, the train had hit a large boulder on the tracks on... (more)

Like a scene from a bygone era, quasi-old uniformed Amtrak conductor and an all blue gear Amtrak engineer discuss plow damage. Earlier this day, the train had hit a large boulder on the tracks on... (more)

Amtrak P42DC AMTK58 and rare (for today) Phase IV paint AMTK82 pause at Emeryville, CA after bringing in the California Zephyr to its last scheduled stop 4 hours late. Hitting a boulder on the tra... (more)