SP's loaded unit oil train was stretched out to the horizon near Ansel siding, CA.

eastbound SP unit oil "tank train" near Rosamond, CA

Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8256 heads into the hole at Hiland, the summit of the SP's Palmdale Cutoff over southern California's Cajon Pass, on January 21, 1984, as the train heads west out of West ... (more)

Classic late 1980s SP: 8256 leads four company SDs and one Rio Grande unit eastbound.

Classic late 1980s SP: 8256 leads four company SDs and one Rio Grande unit through the Valley.