Great Western Railway's road freight from Lakeview passes the old Nevada-California-Oregon headquarters in Alturas. The former SP Lakeview branch had been purchased by Lake County, Oregon at the b... (more)
While passing through Alturas on a freight train, I found the SP 3818 still in its Black Widow scheme, long after the scarlet and gray had become standard. This was shot with Agfachrome.
The southbound Lake County local tied up just north of the Alturas Yard Limits with loads of Perelite and one centerbeam of lumber.
Heading South from Lakeview, Great Western #1621 is on the way to Alturas over the former SP branch. The line was once the narrow gauge Neveda-California-Oregon narrow gauge. It is now operated by... (more)
An SP eastbound passes the open train order office at Alturas on the Modoc line, one of the more obscure corners of SP's "Golden Empire." K64, Minolta X-700, Rokkor 35-70mm f3.5
