The Snow Train has just crossed the Yolo Causeway, by then a single track, out of Sacramento and heading for Davis. It was the first year of P32's serving as power on the train and they would only... (more)

Climbing out of Yreka, #19 is pulling a photo freight sponsored by Pacific Locomotive Association. #19 is a former McCloud River Railroad locomotive and now faces an uncertain future and my face a... (more)

Amtrak #110 is just West of where SP's City of San Francisco stalled in the snow in 1952. It was snowing this day in early 1975 as the Reno Fun Train is on the way home but the sure footed F's eas... (more)

It has been called "America's Last Interurban". In 1980 it was easy to see why as coaches built before WWII were still in service. Classic street running on 11th St. in Michigan City

Heading out Pine St. in Yakima, #298 is on its way to Nob Hill and Congdon Orchards. The track to Selah diverges here heading out 6th St.

Along the Deschutes River returning to Portland

For the first time since 1958, a standard gauge Southern Pacific steam locomotive was hot and pulling a train in California as 4449 arrive in Mt. Shasta City on its way East to join with the rest ... (more)

Gettimg ready to take a freight West to Chama, 2-8-2 #498 takes water in the three rail yard in Alamosa in June of 1967

SP's Cascade getting ready to depart Oakland's 16th station and head to Portland. This station was abandoned after the 1989 earthquake. The buildings still stand but all the track is gone and a fr... (more)

F40 #214 has just arrived in San Diego and it, along with the first coach, have cut away from the train. A second F40 on the rear will take the train back to Los Angeles with the former Metroliner... (more)

Pacific Rail Society in the Los Angeles area operated many charter trains over SP's Donner Pass line. In February of 1971, SP 6453 led one thru the one time lumber and ice making community of Flor... (more)

SP #2380, a Fairbanks-Morse product, is getting ready to pull the lead unit off of Train #126 leaving just #3004 to take three lightweight cars to Monterey as the Del Monte, running long hood forw... (more)

SP SDP45 #3204 Leads Train #98, the "Coast Daylight" South (SP East) thru the cut behind Oak Hill in South San Jose. Some of the coaches are deadheading "Sunset" cars sent to San Francisco for ser... (more)

Train #135 is arriving in San Francisco, January 1973, passing thru where the SP would soon build a new depot to replace the venerable 1915 structure at Third & Townsend.

GP9 3491 ready to head East from San Jose still carrying train numbers, an SP practice that ended a year later.