westbound Amtrak train #5 approaching Colfax, CA on Donner Pass

Here's morning action at Terminal Tower as seen through the marine layer blanketing the L.A. basin after arrival of The Lark

The Argonaut arrives at LAUPT in the summer of 1956. The Argonaut was a "mail & milk" train between Houston and Los Angeles.

Southern Pacific's famed "Coast Daylight" (known as the "most beautiful train in the world"), train 99, ascends the grade at Chatsworth as it heads from the San Fernando Valley northward (railroad... (more)

With an SD45 added for "the Hill" the Reno Fun Train is dropping downgrade on the now removed #1 track toward the snow sheds at Norden. This was part of the original Central Pacific grade and was ... (more)

The last run of the San Francisco bound SP Train #75, "The Lark". "The Bird That Couldn't Fly" as the SP called it in their efforts to abandon the train. The loss of its RPO a year before sealed ... (more)

With the start of Amtrak fast approaching, March of 1971 finds Southern Pacific Train #102, The City of San Francisco, heading East thru Richmond at Cutting Blvd.

The westbound "City of San Francisco" is seen on the Overland Route on its way to Roseville and points west before Amtrak took over

The westbound San Joaquin Daylight is seen waiting for the clock to tick 7:20am and its departure from Glendale

Last westbound San Joaquin Daylight is seen at the Loop wearing a sign on its nose that says it all.

Pacific Locomotive Association's Oakland to Truckee "Truckee Limited", the last excursion operated by the SP prior to Amtrak.

In its final weeks of operation before Amtrak, SP's Del Monte passes its namesake station outside of Monterey. The Del Monte Hotel had once been a luxurious destination for passengers, but during... (more)

SP's one and only E8 heads train No. 99, the Coast Daylight, through Burlingame at something close to 79 mph. Well, after checking some special instructions maybe it was only 70 mph. But it was fa... (more)

After an overnight run over Donner Pass, SP #6453 leads a Pacific Rail Society special past the Agnew depot in Santa Clara on it way home to Los Angeles. The depot is one of the few remaining stru... (more)

The Cochella Valley special is seen with it's mixed collection of SP/UP/ATSF passenger cars heading back to Los Angeles from Indio. The SP full length dome along with Sunset and Daylight cars can ... (more)