Exiting Tunnel 5 1/2 on its approach to King City, UP 1988 leads an El Paso, Texas-bound empty auto train down the ex-Southern Pacific coast line on a perfectly clear morning.

Battling upgrade on wet rails at the southern switch of Santa Margarita, UP 1988, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad heritage unit, leads an El Paso, Texas-bound autorack train toward the still ac... (more)