On a beautiful afternoon on the California coast, SP's Davenport Local switches the yard at its namesake town. In the background stands Davenport Cement, which used coal off the Rio Grande to help... (more)

Before delivering its coal loads to Davenport Cement, SP's Davenport Local cut off two of its four GP9s. Note the disrepair of the rail in the yard. The photographer remembers passing through this... (more)

This is California's delta country ... Southern Pacific GP9R 3784 brings its train across the drawbridge spanning the slough at Mossdale, California, as it makes its way from Tracy to Stockton. T... (more)