Departing; looking backward

Departing; looking forward

DLMX with the Hauler Arrives into Albany yard right when the snow stops falling

The 644 stands by the 16-lead, ready to head down to Albany for its next assignment on the Portland & Western Railroad. I'd forgotten how clean of a locomotive it was!

The 644 hangs out at the yard while the Conductor fetches some paperwork from the inbox.

After dropping off and picking up some cars, this train heads for McMinnville, OR.

These EMD's were to be the new passenger railroad's standard power until problems with their trucks ended their service.

Not even a year old and already the paint is peeling - the first Amtrak SDP40Fs had a problem with the black on the frames. Amtrak 522 has just arrived in Los Angeles from Chicago on the point of... (more)

Amtrak SDP40F 522 is in charge of a six car westbound "San Diegan" as it crosses Lemon Street on its approach to a stop in Fullerton, California, on its way from San Diego to Los Angeles in April ... (more)

The Pacific Railroad Society's Los Angeles to Bakersfield special passes the distinctive station at San Bernardino. Next up, Cajon Pass, then Barstow, the Tehachapi Mountains and, ultimately, Bak... (more)

A Pacific Railroad Society special, on its way from Los Angeles to Bakersfield, is seen here in Riverside, California, on March 31, 1979.

The Pacific Railroad Society's special to Bakersfield passes through the east end of Santa Ana Canyon as it heads for Cajon Pass, the Tehachapi Mountains and, eventually, Bakersfield.

The Pacific Railroad Society's Los Angeles to Bakersfield special arrives in Fullerton on March 31, 1979. This train would cross both Cajon Pass and the Tehachapi Mountains before the day was thr... (more)

Amtrak's "Rainbow Era" was over by early 1975 as Amtrak #621 lead Train #6 over the Truckee River East of Verdi. The sixth car in the consist was one of SP's home-built dome cars.

Amtrak's "Floridian"