Returning to California after a display date in Reno, the Freedom Train with the 4449 on the head end arrives in Truckee CA, on Thanksgiving Day 1975. Cold and snowy but still met by a large crowd... (more)

Amtrak's F40's first worked on the Reno Fun Train in 1978 in combination with SDP40F's and the remaining two ex-SP FP7's. Twenty-three years later, in 2001, they would make their last trips on the... (more)

SP 4840, set up for snow service on flangers and spreaders, is leading a freight Westbound out of Truckee. Seven locomotives make up the lashup--the two GP38's, a GP60, SD45, SD45T2, another SD45 ... (more)

Southbound out of Cheney, SP&S 700 is on the third day of the four day "Homecoming" excursion to Spokane. Lubrication problems the day before required the addition of the BNSF unit. The following ... (more)

The Silverton, in 1967, departing Durango which was still connected by rail to the rest of the country. The Rio Grande was the last class 1 railroad with regularly scheduled steam powered passenge... (more)

After dropping a cut of cars at Gato, #498 has wyed and is taking water prior to a cab-hop back to Durango.

Aquired from Kansas City Public Service (#755) and now SEPTA 2267 is heading to downtown on Route 50 and about to cross the still in use tracks of Route 60. 60 would be abandoned a year later and ... (more)

The third weekend in March of 1976 and Amtrak SDP40F #542 is leading the Westbound Reno Fun Train past Long Ravine. The previous weekend FP7 #111 had led and never again would an all F-unit cross ... (more)

In May of 1981, #4449 journyed to Sacramento to participate in the opening of the California State Railroad Museum. As part of that, it was used in "performances" outside of the Museum with a musi... (more)

With the evening fog rolling in, #6458 has it white classification lights on, denoting an extra, as the Reno Fun Train is ready to depart Oakland. It is the first season for the Fun Train under Am... (more)

The second day of operation of the Willits to Schellville portion of the Northwestern Pacific by the California Northern. #4314 has reached the top of Ridge Hill.

A short distance North of Tacoma

Four locomotives under steam ready to take trains West to Durango and East to Alamosa. Left to right, #487, #483 (behind 487), #484, and 498 in June of 1967

Operating on a short stretch of the Salt Lake, Garfield, and Western (aka "Saltair Route), Great Western #75 was in service as part of the celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the driving of... (more)

Amtrak's "Rainbow Era" was over by early 1975 as Amtrak #621 lead Train #6 over the Truckee River East of Verdi. The sixth car in the consist was one of SP's home-built dome cars.