The early morning sunrise greets Santa Fe 5068 as it crests the summit of Cajon Pass with an eastbound manifest.
Santa Fe 3282 rests on its side, the victim of a derailment just north of highway 138 in Cajon Pass. Note the front coupler has been completely snapped off. Heavy rain storms caused track damage... (more)
The engineer on Santa Fe 5350 proceeds very slowly on the north track past the derailment site located just north of Highway 138 in Cajon Pass. Heavy rain storms caused track damage and ATSF 3338,... (more)
A Santa Fe westbound has stopped on the shoe-fly around the wreck site near Cajon Summit. Heavy rains washed out the double main line, leaving the tracks hanging in the air above the washout. Sant... (more)
Eighteen car SP train 56 is seen at Glendale station in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
SP 4-8-8-2 4117 leads train 60, the West Coast, through Los Angeles California on July 27th 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
SP 4-8-8-2 4101 leads 69 cars of the first 813 west with SP 4103 helping, at Los Angeles California, on August 2nd 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Working the Roseville Yard's hump are a Southern Pacific "Cow & Calf" set. SP 1112 is an SW8 (ex-SP 4607), and SP 1150 is a TR6B (the former SP 4700). These two are painted in the Espe... (more)
Two "Fun Facts"! Passing the Fullerton Transportation Center (the old Santa Fe station, built in 1930, now serving Amtrak and Metrolink) is BNSF Railway's UPS Expedited In... (more)
ATSF 3751 with the AAPRCO passenger special pulls up for a water stop in the Oceanside yard before heading south to San Diego
Union Pacific 3656 heads toward the diesel service area after delivering a train to the yard in Los Angeles.
M&ET 2004 and 2003 returning to company terminal in Modesto , California.
Eastbound autos approach the west end of Mortmar siding on the Yuma Sub.
SP 4-8-8-2 4187 leads a westbound freight past the Caboose Cafe, in Los Angeles California, on August 2nd 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Just before 7am, UP 6920 leads this West Colton to Ft. Worth manifest at Thermal.
