This 4-8-8-2 articulated locomotive, number 4211, was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Southern Pacific Railroad. The total engine and tender weight was a whopping 1,051,200 lbs., a... (more)

The Santa Fe–Southern Pacific merger was an attempted corporate consolidation of two of the major railroads in the Western United States at the time: the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway an... (more)

Double Header steam excursion at Centralia, Washington

The engineer on a westbound Union Pacific freight waves to the conductor of a UP local who is performing a "roll by" inspection as the freight passes through the Mojave Desert behind SP ... (more)

Back in the early 1980s, after it completed its duty hauling the American Freedom Train in the mid-70s, Southern Pacific GS-4 class 4-8-4 4449 was restored to its colorful Southern Pacific Dayl... (more)

Southern Pacific train 1-BACI-T-2-05, an intermodal train which originated in Oakland CA and is headed to southern California's City of Industry (yes, that is the city's full name!), passes by the... (more)

Three-year-and-seven-month-old Southern Pacific Railroad GP40-2 7608 sits in the railroad's Taylor Yard between runs. (Los Angeles, California – September 21, 1981)

Purchased in the early 1960s to replace aging passenger power, Southern Pacific's SDP45s stayed in that service after Amtrak took over operating most of America's passenger trains. But after a de... (more)

Southern Pacific's Taylor Yard Shops always had an interesting assortment of locomotives to view.

On this day, SW1500 2533 is prominent on the right, although the majority of locomotive... (more)

SP 1518 (SD7) leads the caboose train through Johnson siding during the Illinois Railway Museum's 2025 Diesel Days event.

Southern Pacific 3 unit E/B helper set near Hinda, CA working upgrade on Beaumont Pass headed for Thousand Palms to help a W/B Union Pacific train. Helper block consists of 3 SD40M-2's including S... (more)

A SP GP60 leads a westbound as it eases down Beaumont Hill.

Southern Pacific FP7 6450 with F7B and F7A leads train 54 the Sacramento-Los Angeles "Sacramento Daylight" at Bakersfield, California on April 24, 1964. Photo by Al Chione, from my collection. ... (more)

SP 8701, a rebuilt former C&NW SD45, is mated with a Cotton Belt GP60 passing through Camden, MO. This is joint track territory with the NS (former Wabash) track operated as a third mainline besid... (more)

Southern Pacific, SP 8672 helper block headed upgrade east of Hinda, CA on December 7, 2001 with SP 8611 & SP 8599. The helper block was headed over Beaumont Pass to Thousand Palms, CA where they ... (more)