Amtrak Train #704.

A perfect ABBA set of GP60s and a old blue and gold one!

A eastbound manifest is seen just before crossing the AT&SF tracks at Stockton Tower

Hopper train passes the restored Southern Pacific station in Stockton at track speed. The station is now use by ACE commuter trains.

Recently displaced from its duties on the California Zephyr, FP7 805 D is leading tonights Milpitas turn.

A Pepsi Can with a San Jouquin

Some fellow rail fans and I spent the dinner break during Winterail this year like many others at the site of the old Stockton tower. The tower is gone, but there’s still lots of trains running... (more)

Richard Beal photo Transfer job between the SP and UP at Stockton with a classic UP SW10

Western Pacific SW9 601 was the first of WP's six of that model switcher. Built by EMD in May 1952, after the merger with the Union Pacific WP 601 was rebuilt into UP's SW10 pregram, becoming UP ... (more)

Soaking up the warm California sun at Western Pacific's engine facility in Stockton is a trio of EMD F7As, with 915-D in the foreground. Built by EMD in January 1950, the 915-D would eventually b... (more)

Stockton was a great escape from the mundane Sacramento fare of SP. Here I could see the "exotics", ATSF, ST&E and WP. Yeah, yeah I know WP came thru SAC but it wasn't the same as the shops.

As I recall this was one of those "family" trips and I was being humored by being allowed to stop off for a short visit. "Ooh, they all look alike, but go ahead it you must". Thus I only have one... (more)

Amtrak F40PH 453 leads a train past Stockton's station.