A contractor fuels locomotives on a special Amtrak train at Redding, California. The "Shasta Daylight 1990" had run from Portland, Oregon to Redding the previous day. Once the train is r... (more)

A westbound train on the Shasta Route exits Tunnel 17 at Dorris. The lead unit would soon be renumbered to SP 6768.

The Coast Starlight heads north in the shadow of Mount Shasta. When the diner goes by there will be a nice whiff of breakfast.

A westbound manifest climbs the grade to tunnel 17 near Dorris, California on Southern Pacific's Black Butte Subdivision.

Weyerhaeuser's inbound Woods Railroad train passes a freight car repair facility near the Longview mill.

Espee's first two SD70Ms lead the PTPCX west on the Shasta Route. At Dunsmuir, a helicopter would follow the train down the Sacramento River Canyon to obtain images for advertising media.

An eastbound train on the Modoc Line has arrived at Wendel, where the midtrain helpers will be set out. Southern Pacific had less than a month of independence remaining.

The daily Oregon Electric roadfreight from Vancouver, Washington to Albany, Oregon rolls down Front Street on a spring afternoon. The lead unit was ordered by Spokane, Portland & Seattle. It was... (more)

Amtrak's Sunset Limited and a westbound SP freight pass each other east of Tucson.

The aspen groves north of Chiloquin, Oregon are some of the most underrated fall color in the Northwest. Fall 1999 was an especially good year for the trees.

SP's famous "Cans" emerge from Tunnel 5 at the west end of Cliff siding in the Tehachapis.

The Louisiana Worlds Fair Daylight climbs the 1% grade to the Oregon/California state line on the second morning of its trip to New Orleans. Twenty minutes earlier, the train had departed Klamath ... (more)

The Alturas Turn heads east on the Modoc Line, with lumber empties to interchange with Great Western.

A Santa Fe manifest freight heads west on the transcon in summer 1995. BNSF was just two months away.

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.