A challenger on Sherman Hill

Trains can really flow on the Chester Sub double track. Here a pair meet at Bottom Road, near Columbia.

UP MPBHO-05 comes off the connection and crosses Mains as it departs Pine Bluff South with a trio of SD70Ms on the point.

UP #3951 west, passing through Doyle California. Nikon D100 18-70mm.

A UP Manifest led by 3951 passes through Doyle. This is the same unit that led a 24 car UP special into Oakland, CA of November of last year. Nikon D70 24-120mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

Crusing down grade towards the SLO depot.

starting to climb Cuesta just past Santa Margarita

SOALC Customers Special approaching Santa Margarita at Cushing.

Glossy from the overnight light rain showers, UP's entire 24-car passenger set is visible here after being backed into West Oakland's Homestead Yard. The lights of the S.F. Bay Bridge and Port of ... (more)

With the shorter nine car train made-up to depart Oakland for Los Angeles via the Coastline as the SOALC 11, the UP3951 and trailing E-units fuel up as dawn breaks.

At West Oakland's Homestead Yard, the clean wet UP3951 and trailing E-units UP949 and UP951 begin to set-out the block of UP passenger cars to be kept at Oakland for the next few months as part of... (more)

The special pauses to drop-off the conductor at the crossover yard lead signal at CP Maggie. The long 1/3 mile passenger train will then move up to clear the signal and back-up move into West Oakl... (more)

ahe part deadhead move / part UP Customers Special back-up move into West Oakland yard.

Over nine hours behind schedule, the part deadhead move / part UP Customers Special finally arrives into Oakland at 5:45A. The 24 passenger car train with 2 E-units is shown at the edge of Jack Lo... (more)