As soon as this train departed West Colton Yard, the rain started up again. This Southern Pacific eastbound hits the diamonds as it crosses Santa Fe's Third District at Colton, CA. The SP's trai... (more)

Southern Pacific U33C 8670 leads an SW1500 and a pair of SD45s on a westbound intermodal train at Colton Crossing in southern Califorinia on October 1, 1979. On the adjacent track is an eastbound... (more)

Santa Fe 5021 west crosses the Southern Pacific's "Sunset Route" at Colton, California. In the consist are three Southern Railway SD40-2s, which the Southern traded to Santa Fe for three GP40Xs f... (more)

The hulks of a UP SD60M and a GP60 wait at Pacific Rail Dismantlers in the old Colton Yard to be cut up. These units were wrecked in the San Timoteo Canyon Runaway of August 26, 2006. The train wa... (more)

Something old and something new at West Colton Yard. Two older SD40-2's sit side by side with two new SD70ACe's. Funny the SD70ACe's have a RCL unit in it's consist.

A busy morning in the West Colton departure yard. Completion of the tie replacement project is going well on the left. With the addition of a main line in the works this bypass line will temporari... (more)

UPY 2717 works the Riverside Lead Local above the Santa Ana River, which is currently dry. OK, it's almost always dry. In the background is the huge Portland Cement Plant next to the West Colton Y... (more)

Maintenance crews take a break to allow Santa Fe CF7 2527 to cross the Southern Pacific's Sunset Route at Colton, California, in December 1977. The 2527 was built by the railroad's Cleburne Shops... (more)

14 locomotives at the locomotive shops with an ex-C&NW (far right) and SP (inside). See a picture from my second visit.

The Riverside Lead Local shoves back into the Old Colton Yard. Behind this train was another awaiting it's turn into the yard also, never seen two on the line before.

The conductor use his light to signal that the loco set is ready to shove back.

The good 'ol George Bush locomotive. One hard engine to find and still hanging out in Southern California.

A minor derailment occurred this morning at the east end of the UP yard at West Colton when a section of rail rolled over as cars were passing over it. The work crew is busy getting the tank car ... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific freight is about to cross the Southern Pacific's "Sunset Route" at Colton Crossing on its way to Los Angeles on June 18, 1978.