A driving rain as #9 arrived at the Franklin Station turnaround
Pacific Locomotive Assn. operated a trip from Richmond to Stockton and return as a "Farewell to the PA's" powered by PA's 67 and 58. This was the a photo runby staged behind Martinez. The open spa... (more)
Following the one time route of the narrow gauge, Amtak's Coast Starlight crosses Guadalupe Slough in Alviso (part of San Jose). A one time a much lower wooden trestle exised here and trains had t... (more)
This slide is almost 43 years old, I have no idea what train that was, I was 17 and on my first long trip alone. Note the old GM bus on the bridge and the raised NP on the B unit and the old RPO... (more)
Although the coaches were still steam heated, the Reno Fun Train is led by a new F40. Trailing are two SDP40F's for additional motive power and steam heat.
After display in San Francisco, the 2860 is on its way to San Jose for another display date before going further South in California.
SP 226 has just reached the top of Tennessee Pass and will enter the tunnel under the pass itself. It would just be a matter of weeks before new owner UP would embargo the line.
In 1969, Pacific Locomotive Assn. tried to repeat the "Last Run of An ALCO PA" they had run the previous year. If no PA was available, they then promised ATSF's lone E8. Well no PA and no E8 but ... (more)
Westbound at Floriston by then using "Horizon" coaches
With the Starlight delayed by weather in Oregon, Amtrak sent out a stub train from Oakland to LA running First section of #12--The Starlight ran as #12 between Oakland and LA eastbound to conform ... (more)
Double heading with ATSF 3751, Grand Canyon 4960 is leading the way back from the Grand Canyon as part of the 2002 NRHS Convention of 2002.
On the return trip of a break in run on Amtrak's California Zephyr, 3207 is fresh from the shops and soon to pull a special to that years Super Bowl
On the way back to the mill with the days loads. By the end of the year, the railroad would shut down.
Amtrak's "rainbow" era was underway. SP 6446 would later become Amtrak #110.
Due to the Nixon gas shortage, I was not able to get a lot of photos of the E-units while they were on the Zephyr but I did get this as the train passes thru Emigrant Gap and out onto Smart Ridge.... (more)
