Led by a tunnel motor painted for the SPSF merger, a lumber drag begins the climb out of the Rogue Valley on the Siskiyou Line.

A special Talgo operation for Oregon DOT heads south on the Siskiyou Line near Ashland.

A dirty and worn out SP 8830 sits at the Ashland diesel service area with SSW 9267, and SSW 9371.

A mixture of SP and UP power at the diesel service in the Ashland yard. On the right is SP 9095, UP 3572, SSW 8373, and SP 9114. On the left is SP 8830, SSW 9267, and SSW 9371.

A westbound officer special on the Siskiyou Line climbs the 3.6% grade between Ashland and Siskiyou Summit. Aboard are Oregon's two United States Senators and the Congressman for this district.

The engine terminal on the Siskiyou Line at Ashland, Oregon was a great place to see big SP road units. On a late summer evening, a pair of tunnel motors rest before their next trip over the Sisk... (more)

In winter, the Rogue Valley is often socked in with thick fog. This westbound on the Siskiyou Line has just climbed out of the gloom as it approaches Ashland.

One of the three SP SDP45s that received the SPSF "Kodachrome" paint scheme lays over at Ashland.

Power lays over at Ashland on New Year's Day 1987. Local jobs on the Siskiyou Line at the time were almost exclusively covered by SD9s.

SP Maintenance of Way Flanger 316 sits in the small yard in Ashland, Oregon. The yard tracks have since been removed.

The CORP turn over the Siskiyous from Medford to Hornbrook is returning home at Steinman. In the distance, the bridge over the tracks was part of the original Pacific Highway.

At dusk, an officer's special stops to detrain guests at Siskiyou siding, the peak of the grade out of Ashland over Siskyou Summit. Both of Oregon's US Senators were aboard the train. Guests board... (more)

On a fine late spring morning, the Grants Pass Turn switches out the Croman Corporation sawmill on the south side of Ashland. The flashy SD first out would be back in town less than three months l... (more)

Big SP road power rests at Ashland, awaiting the next call to lug a train over the Siskiyous.

A lumber drag crests Siskiyou summit on the hallowed Siskiyou Line.