Just out of Union Pacific's Albina Yard, this Southern Pacific train is entering the interlocking at the east end of the Steel Bridge. It will enter home rail a few hundred yards ahead.
At the upper limit of tidewater, the Toledo Hauler heads for the coast along the Yaquina River.
SP 9255 has been stopped on the eastbound main for quite a while waiting for a helper set, led by SP 9321 to return from Banning after helping an earlier eastbound over the pass.
SP 7910 sits in storage in the J Yard near downtown Los Angeles.
SP 7342, with the experimental "Daylight" paint scheme, sits in the diesel service area in the West Colton yard.
SP 8311 leads a westbound train around the famous Tehachapi Loop.
On the way to the cement mine at Permanente on the one time right of way of the long gone South Pacific Coast narrow gauge along Winchester Blvd, in Campbell, CA.
The hills on Tehachapi are very dry as SP 6817 roars uphill in run 8 at Woodford. Soon the train will be crawling around the famous Tehachapi Loop.
A very dirty SP 9255 grinds up hill through San Timoteo Canyon as it heads east towards the summit of Banning Pass.
SP 4449 has come to a stop with an overheated bearing after "racing" Union Pacific 4449 up Cajon Pass. After the situation was resolved, Extra 51 headed west towards Palmdale.
SP 7874 shows off the Santa Fe Southern Pacific "Kodachrome" paint scheme while it sits in one of the helper spur at Bena.
SP 4449 is heading up Cajon Pass towards Blue Cut as it "races" Union Pacific 8444. In some places on the pass one train would be ahead of the other, but in many places, the SP 4449 and UP 8444 w... (more)
The setting sun casts a glow over the eastern sky as SP 8239 heads west through Montclair towards Los Angeles.
The early morning fog is burning off as snoot nose SP 8303 leads an eastbound manifest train up the grade through San Timoteo Canyon.
Using an overhead crane, workers at Burnham Shops set down SP GP60 No. 9743 on steel horses. The EMD is getting a pair of newly rebuilt trucks.
