SP 4317 East, a Schellville Turn, waits for a light at sunrise to enter Roseville Yard. SP assigned many of its "Cadillacs" to the Northwestern Pacific, and they were frequently assigned... (more)

Early in the morning on a beautiful spring day in Fresno, CA, SP 4449 prepares to depart for its today's run over Tehachapi Pass with the Worlds Fair Daylight. The train is headed for New Orleans,... (more)

Having been in revenue service for a little over a month, a clean B40-8W No. 526 leads a 199 train over the 4th crossing of Tehachapi Creek, just east of Woodford, CA. The train is on the western ... (more)

In July 1973, Amtrak No. 5, with an ex-UP E9 on the point, meets an eastbound SP drag in the hole at Colfax, CA. SP often put helpers behind the caboose to assist eastbounds and westbounds over Do... (more)

With a perfect reflection in a pool of rain water below the right of way, Santa Fe 874 West, a hot 199 train, hustles through Oakley, CA, on the edge of the San Joaquin Delta. In roughly an hour a... (more)

On one of their first runs in revenue service, three beautiful new EMD SD70Ms lead an eastbound UP vehicle train on the Sunset Route through Red Rock, AZ. Few people anticipated that UP's employee... (more)

As the power of an eastbound Santa Fe 971 circles the Loop, its rear loads continue to enter the Loop on the approach below. The train is circling the famous landmark just as the sun is setting, a... (more)

Fighting the steep eastbound grade of San Timoteo Canyon, SP 8693 charges under a signal bridge making good time with gobs of black smoke billowing from her exhaust. What was beautiful to railfans... (more)

A pair of GP35s lead a westbound WP manifest through El Pinal in October 1974. El Pinal is where the WP crossed SP's Valley Line between Bakersfield and Elvas Tower in Sacramento. In another coupl... (more)

EMD and Alco motive power haul a manifest up the steep but short grade between Bena and Sandcut. Once the train reaches the latter point, it'll be all downhill all the way into Bakersfield, where ... (more)

UP 2006 North is about to cross the Trinity River at Tower 60 on the Duncan Sub. In the foreground are BNSF's Ft. Worth Sub and UP's Choctaw Sub Main One.

Fort Worth & Western 2002 North departs UP's Peach Yard after picking up cars for its own Hodge Yard. The train is on UP's Duncan Sub, while in the foreground are BNSF's Ft. Worth Sub (closest bri... (more)

In August 1984, Sacramento Northern GP9 No. 711 idles next to ex-WP GP35s at the engine facility. During this time, UP had brought its big Centennials out of storage, and they were often making it... (more)

On a chilly but still afternoon in December 1990, SP 7447 West rolls off the summit of Tehachapi Pass and passes under the famous cantilever signal bridge at the west end of Tehachapi. During this... (more)

A hot Santa Fe 199 accelerates through Pittsburg as its lead unit rocks through the east switch of the siding there. Partly obscured in shadow is a GP30u that the railroad uses for locals based in... (more)