Following the St. Joe River out of Avery, MILW E21 is climbing as heads East.

SP FP7 6458 and E9 6050 are backing out of LAUPT after arriving with Train #1, The Sunset. The era of the E-unit on the SP was nearing an end.

Heading SP West, #6255 is entering SP's Newhall Yard in San Jose in May of 1966. The trailing unit is one of their Krauss Maffei hydraulics. It is likely that this train has just arrived from Trac... (more)

On the way to Sacramento and Railfair 1981, UP #8444 and a coal burning #3985 have emerged from Shed 10 on SP's Donner Pass line and are crossing Butte Canon trestle. Railfair '81 was held in conn... (more)

Pacific Locomotive Assn. operated a trip from Richmond to Stockton and return as a "Farewell to the PA's" powered by PA's 67 and 58. This was the a photo runby staged behind Martinez. The open spa... (more)

A Sunday afternoon in San Jose

On the way to Railfair 1981 at Sacramento and the dedication of the California State Railroad Museum. SP SDP45 #3208 is cut in behind 4449's tender as they climb thru Bray.

By January of 1968, one of the last strongholds for SP's fleet of Baldwin roadswitchers was the Roseville yard and hump. Dound #5242 working the East end of the hump.

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)

Working upgrade out of Cold Stream Canyon, UP 8444 has reached Andover doubleheading with UP 3985. Bringing the UP train to Railfair 1981, it was 3985's first major outing and it was still a coal ... (more)

Heading to Sacramento from San Jose, the four units make up one of the early OLS trains

Fifty years ago, May of 1968, SP ALCO Hydraulic #9151 led a Pacific Locomotive Association "Truckee Limited" from Oakland to Truckee and back. Held outside of Sacramento on the return tr... (more)

Pulling away from the Fremont Depot and ready to enter Niles Canyon on its way East.

SP #7302, an ALCO RS32, rests at SP's San Jose roudhouse. Coupled to it is ALCO C628 #4845 and one track over is F7 #6245 still in the Black Widow paint scheme

CW 2-6-6-2 #46 and 2-8-2 #45 have crossed the summit on the California Wesern and are now going to drop down to Willits as part of a double headed excursion in June of 1974. #45 remains on the CW ... (more)