In keeping with its art-deco streamlining, Southern Pacific's Daylight observation car featured a neon tailsign rather than the then-standard drumhead. This tailsign was recreated for SP 4... (more)
A southbound freight train crosses the river at dusk.
Amtrak San Joaquin heading into Fresno station.
Intermodal getting a new crew about to depart after startup procedures. With a full moon providing back lighting the rear 2 engines get additional lighting from an oncoming freight train.
eastbound San Joaquin arriving Fresno, CA station coming off street running through town
A pair of MK rebuilt U25B's with 2800 HP Sulzer engines passing the junction with the Biola branch (now gone), probably on a Tracy drag, North, SP West out of Fresno. The valley was where SP sent ... (more)
eastbound San Joaquin arriving Fresno Amtrak station
eastbound 991 train Diana Street Fresno, CA
Former SP FP7's still with icicle breakers on the Amtrak San Joaquin. At this point there was only one train each way. The San Joaquin trains use the ATSF (BNSF) Valley line instead of the paralle... (more)
The San Joaquin trains only ran for a short time with SDP40F's before being replaced by Amfleet and F40's. We missed the FP7's. Here waiting for it's North counterpart. At this time there was only... (more)
Amtrak 716 coasts by, a few miles from its station stop.
Amtrak California made a wise decision offering checked baggage service as this southbound afternoon San Joaquin loads baggage in Fresno.
A solid reefer block seen eastbound near Fresno, shot in the mid '80's. Interesting is that most GP35's did not have plows
The morning train to Sacramento at MP 1005.0. "Figarden", by the way, is how the AT&SF used to spell this siding's name.
