This picture says so much about the Southern Pacific in the end. SP 8286 still wearing it's failed merger paint, now a decade old. Just covered in grime, along with the whole set of power. Also it... (more)

We would sneak over form railfanning the Santa Fe, to try and catch the brand new 8000 series B39-8/B40-8 on Beaumont Hill. In the process we ended up with trains like these with five B30-7. I'm s... (more)

Grinding up and over the Tehachapi Mountains, a Southern Pacific eastbound is pulled by SP B30-7 7803, teamed with a Cotton Belt GP20 and an SP GP35. (Keene, California – September 4, 1978)

As a Southern Pacific West Colton to Taylor "Hauler" (led by SP GP38-2 4800) blocks a Los Angeles County Fire Department engine that is rushing to a call in Code 3 (lights and siren), but all the ... (more)

Seven-year-old Southern Pacific GP38-2 4800 leads a "Hauler" passing through Walnut on its way from West Colton Yard to Los Angeles’ Taylor Yard. Three SP GP38-2s are teamed with an SDP45 and a... (more)

Crawling on its knees due to a couple of units with mechanical issues SP 8503 leads an eastbound stack train as it climbs Beaumont Hill.

Heading eastbound through Glendale on a crisp winter afternoon is a Southern Pacific freight, headed from the Pacific Northwest to Los Angeles’ Taylor Yard. The train is powered by a six-axle q... (more)

My 1970 Chevelle and SP 1518 pose next to each other on Labor day eve 2020.

Heading to the Washington Central, SP 4449 rolls east on Burlington Northern's former SP&S mainline.

The Newberg Turn crosses a timber trestle on Rex Hill that had recently suffered a fire. You can see the scorched trees and burned trestle timbers near the rear unit. This scenic line is currentl... (more)

Power for SP's Corvallis Local lays over at the modest yard in Corvallis, Oregon.

Southern Pacific 2472 leads the Final Spring Steam Weekend Excursion into Sunol on March 28, 2015. September, 2015 would be their final excursion in the Canyon During Labor Day Weekend. In Mar... (more)

Power for SP's Toledo Switcher and Toledo Hauler is parked at the depot in Toledo. Shortline startup Willamette & Pacific was just eight days away.

After switching out the steel mill on the north side of town, power for the Mac Switcher returns to the depot for tieup. At the time, there were several wig wags in downtown McMinnville.

Bound for McMinnville, the outbound Whiteson Flyer departs Newberg, namesake of the Newberg Branch.