Empty coal train on the former DRG&W

Westbound coal on the former Denver, Rio Grande and Western.

Here's a somber moment in time for fans of the Southern Pacific and the Utah Railway Company . . . 11 EMD SD45s and 4 EMD F45s are being scrapped at the Utah Railway yard in Martin. Between 1985-1... (more)

All dressed up in flashy SPSF merger colors, SP SD45R 7562 prepares to depart Rio Grande's Roper Yard for Ogden and points west. By 1985, the Southern Pacific Santa Fe merger was opposed by the Ju... (more)

A loaded coal train is in the hole at Cliff Siding for westbound Amtrak California Zephry. Cliff Siding is located 36 miles west of Denver.

An unpatched SP GP60 and patched SSW GP60 take the Proviso - Bensenville transfer past Edgington in Franklin Park.

SP 8366 leads an eastbound manifest up Beaumont Hill. Included in the consist is a leased Kyle Ry. GP40 an an ex Mopac SD40 leased from the P&L.

A westbound manifest leaves the fog behind while climbing the grade from Weed to Black Butte jct on the Siskiyou sub

SP 8371 roars into Tehachapi as it leads an eastbound reefer block.

Demonstrator GP60 EMD 7 leads two other mates along with a couple SP units on an eastbound SP intermodal train at the west end of the J Yard in Los Angeles.

Here is another "less wide" view of SP164 climbing the west slope of Tennessee Pass. I was 20 years old and had just moved to Colorado for the Summer. My friend and fellow photographer (fellow ... (more)

Southern Pacific Camera Car (aka Simulator Car) 8799 is a former Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 SP 9113 (nee-9010). The engine had it's prime mover removed and the front end was rebuilt to house movie cam... (more)

Southern Pacific Camera Car (aka Simulator Car) 8799 is a former Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 SP 9113 (nee-9010). The engine had it's prime mover removed and the front end was rebuilt to house movie cam... (more)

The Coast Daylight departing San Jose behind two of SP's "torpedo boat" GP9's

SP8590 pulls an auto train thru the Mitchells. The SP8590 was rebuilt by MK in 1994. After being rebuilt most were assigned to coal service until the arrival of the AC4000s in 1995.