Heavily used crossings need near constant repair, and the diamonds in Colton, where the Santa Fe's Third Subdivision (on which Union Pacific has trackage rights) crosses the Southern Pacific's Sun... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific freight, behind SD70ACe 8344 (and SD70ACe 8393, AC4400CW 5500 and SD70M 4954), enters San Bernardino after crossing Cajon Pass. The Pass is the depression between the Sa... (more)

A Burlington Northern freight, led by U33C 5762, passes the station in Skykomish, Washington, on September 20, 1979.

A BNSF westbound holds at Basta (west Fullerton, California) for the afternoon onslaught of Amtrak and Metrolink passenger trains before continuing on to its final destination of Hobart Yard in Lo... (more)

Yellow and red units are still using these tracks; only the names have been changed...

Looks good from the perspective of 2010, even running long-hood forward!

Proceeding west after meeting eastbound coal drag

A westbound exits the Alleghany Summit tunnel

Stacks west and east

Unusual visitors to Los Angeles Union Station on May 13, 1981 ... Southern Pacific 4-8-4 4449 simmers on the track adjacent to SD40E 7364 and its display of new freight car technology - a 3-unit c... (more)

Along California's coast, the skies can remain overcast all day (despite what the state's tourism board says). The gloom is more than made up for by Southern Pacific 4449's heavy black smoke as i... (more)

A Southern Pacific westbound, led by SD40T-2 8328, bisects the town of Lovelock, Nevada, on its way to Donner Pass and northern California on October 15, 1986.

A westbound Southern Pacific manifest passes the old passenger station (replaced with a brand new station in 2001) in Martinez, California, on September 25, 1986. The passengers are waiting for t... (more)

As the afternoon sun finally cuts through the autumn haze, Santa Fe GP60M 161 passes the passenger station in San Bernardino with a westbound double-stack train on November 18, 1990.

A quartet of SD45s (counting the Tunnel Motor) ease a westbound train downgrade through Caliente, California, as it completes its crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains.