Night moves. The crew of Southern Pacific Locomotive #18 stops to confer with their colleagues on SP Locomotive #9, as their two freights pass each other in the yard at Laws, California. <... (more)
A Slim Princess Sunset. The setting sun bursts through the cab windows of Southern Pacific Locomotive #18, the "Slim Princess", as a clear, chilly March day comes to an end in the... (more)
CNJ 113 whistles for Maple Avenue as it approaches Minersville with the last train of the day.
The "Slim Princess" steps onto the table. Watching the track interface carefully, the fireman on Southern Pacific Locomotive #18 carefully marshals his locomotive onto the gallows... (more)
A 6-car freight heads for Keeler. With a full head of steam, the Southern Pacific's Baldwin Locomotive #18 takes a 6-car freight past the water and fuel tanks in the yard at Laws, Californi... (more)
Yard moves. The early morning servicing of the Southern Pacific Railroad's narrow gauge Locomotive #10 continues in the yard at Laws, California as she pulls away from the water and oil tan... (more)
Alpine sunrise in Laws. Just moments after the alpine sunrise, the crew of the Southern Pacific's Locomotive #18 prepares to take their chunky Baldwin 10-wheeler to the depot in the yard at... (more)
Alpenglow. A combination of direct sunlight and diffracted light ("alpenglow") illuminates the peaks of the Sierra on the west side of the Owens Valley as a Southern Pacific crew ... (more)
CNJ 113 works up the grade with its short passenger train at Westwood Junction.
CNJ 113 works hard up the grade through the Glenworth Rock Cut.
East Broad Top 16 awaits its departure from Rockhill with the first train of the day.
Master Mechanic Dave Domitrovich oils East Broad Top 16 after its second run of the day.
East Broad Top 16 crests the grade at McMullins Summit and starts the downgrade journey to Colgate Grove.
Nevada Northern 81 drifts through the snow-covered Steptoe Valley on a beautiful February afternoon.
Remnants of snow fences can still be found along the line. These fences were designed to control the wind-created snowdrifts, keeping them away from the railroad, and not allowing them to drift ac... (more)