SP 8305 East accelerates after crossing the Mokelumne River in Lodi as a pig train out of Portland, OR, waits in the siding at Acampo.
Workmen prepare to lift the body of SP GP60 No. 9743 off its trucks. The locomotive will then receive a pair of rebuilt trucks in exchange.
At dusk, the caboose light of a westbound freight leaves a red trail as the train heads for Bakersfield.
No.878 began its day in Kerrville and is seen here arriving in San Antonio after a stop at the gravel pit in Beckmann. This C-23 Consolidation was built by Baldwin for the San Antonio and Arans... (more)
With a snazzy four pack of GP60s on the point, Southern Pacific's Denver to Roseville Forwarded cruises west through the Jordan Narrows with 40 cars.
Eight GP40-2s lead a hot westbound through West Palm Springs with an empty Kaiser ore train in the hole.
Alligator No. 5162 works the Eugene hump.
Various locomotives, both from EMD and GE, undergo repairs in Burnham Shops.
At dusk, the observation on the end of the Worlds Fair Daylight flashes past the many photographers gathered to shoot the train with Mt. Shasta as a backdrop.
Shop workers replace the governor in EMD's first six-axle locomotive, SP SD7 No. 1521, formerly EMD demonstrator No. 660.
The brakeman off a SF helper 3805 is ready to inspect SP 7354 east at Woodford siding in Tehachapi Pass.
A Southern Pacific freight departs the Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co. yard at 21st Street on Sept. 25, 1976. A few interesting details in this view include the old SP shop complex, the yard tower... (more)
A Southern Pacific GP9E goes about its duties switching cars in the Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co. yard on April 8, 1977.
A recent graduate of SP's GRIP program leads a westbound pig train on the fourth crossing of Tehachapi Creek.
SP tunnel motor No. 8515 and other locomotives undergo repairs at Burnham Shops.