SP 4359 and 4440 head out of Petaluma, having just crossed the Petaluma River, and are begining their day's work between Petaluma and the SP interchange at Suisun.

2 MP15's straddle a SL-1 slug unit, as they slowly shove cars over the hump at Pocatello, Idaho. As I recall, the engineer did not look all that thrilled with his slow paced assignment.

A WB grain train waits for a new crew in Helena, Mt, as GP-9 106 trundles around the yard, doing it's chores. A typical afternoon T-Storm is building to the east of town.

A WB UP drag rumbles along San Pablo Bay at Pinole, Ca., on a beautiful late summer evening.

The Petaluma to Cloverdale turn is returning south through the small town of Penngrove, Ca, a few miles north of Petaluma, on a perfect late Winter day along the Route of the Redwood Empire.

DRGW 5508 W has been waiting for the SP 8008 to arrive off the mountain, to give them a shove to Donner Summit. The SD50 and B39-8 are good examples of Hi Tech power from the 1980's.

Six EMD SD40-2's, and one GP lead an eastbound train out of the siding at James, beginign their trip into the Feather River Canyon.

As the SP's WSRVM departs Ozol Yard near Martinez, the brace of older 1st and 2nd generation diesels do their best to hide their escape from town with a serious smoke screen. The consist as I reca... (more)

It's the last day for the California Northern's regular train between Petaluma and Napa Jct. In fact, the power will not return to Petaluma, as it will be combined with a train at Schellville, and... (more)

A UP north bound passes in the shadow of Mount Shasta at Cougar, Ca, the former site of Cougar siding.

The SP is no longer running trains on the old NWP, as the California Northern has taken over. The CFNR leased several SP locomotives to get things rolling, yet as you can see by the 2nd unit, the ... (more)

Six SD-9's lead a heavy NWP Sprint Train south (SP Railroad West) through Novato, California. Today, these tracks sit in the weeds, waiting for a possible operator to bring back freight operations... (more)

A former SP GP60, now painted up as UP 2068, leads a train north through Black Butte, Ca at the Jct of the CORP and the former SP Siskiyou Line.

UP 4294 leads a train south along the Sacramento River at Gibson, Ca.

A BNSF detour train heads south on the UP's Shasta Line. This was a common sight durring the spring and summer of 2001, as BNSF was doing a large amount of work on their Hi Line between K Falls an... (more)