Hastily patched ex-SSW GP60 1004 and two other UP GP60s pick their way down Quint Street in San Francisco, on their way to the SF Bay RR yard to pick up "dirty dirt" empties.

Westbound at Christie, about 5 miles east of Richmond, California, in the morning.

U36C 8744, along with SF30C (rebuilt U36C) 9556, waits in the siding at the east end of Christie, about 5 miles east of Richmond, California.

An westbound passes through Franklin Canyon near Dutra Rd.

An westbound passes through Franklin Canyon near Dutra Rd. This spot is now overgrown with poison oak.

An westbound passes through Afton Canyon in the morning.

An eastbound APL train passes through Afton Canyon with five GEs on the point and two SD40-2s pushing on the rear. The Dash8s were new then. The head end was 9156-9142-9107-9116-2415, helper 3389... (more)

An eastbound APL train passes through Afton Canyon with five GEs on the point and two SD40-2s pushing on the rear. The Dash8s were new then. The head end was 9156-9142-9107-9116-2415, helper 3389... (more)

The CSLAZ passes through Afton Canyon, about 40 miles east of Barstow in the Mojave Desert. Behind the locomotives are 13 cars of live hogs bound for the Los Angeles area. Power is 3495-3430-917... (more)

UP 3492 East cruises through Afton Canyon, about 40 miles east of Barstow in the Mojave Desert.

Shiny Dash8 9159 cruises westbound through Afton Canyon, about 40 miles east of Barstow in the Mojave Desert. On this date, 9159 is only three months old.

The CSLAZ cruises westbound through Afton Canyon, about 40 miles east of Barstow in the Mojave Desert. Note the brace of stock cars behind the power, delivering live hogs to the Los Angeles basin... (more)

The typical power for the Santa Fe Local that worked most days between Richmond and Christie, California was a pair of Santa Fe GPs. (the Local still runs today as the BNSF 011 Local). However, o... (more)

A westbound Capitol Corridor train arrives in Emeryville in the early evening.

Santa Fe 5098-102-103-106-5950 are the power for this eastbound train between Warren and Cameron, CA. The power for this train was spotted in the yard at Richmond, CA the night before. I drove do... (more)