Two big SD45-2s lead a heavy Santa Fe manifest up the steep grade at Woodford. The eastbound will meet an SP on the Loop that is already in the hole waiting for it. Some of Santa Fe's 45-2s are st... (more)

Near sunset, a hot 199 train wends its way through Franklin Canyon at Christie, having just exited tunnel 3, the longest on the entire railroad. The cattle on the hillside above the train give it ... (more)

On a chilly morning in December 2001, UP 2852 East climbs the western slope of Arizona's Dragoon Mountains. The right of way, engineered by SP, curves back and forth across the landscape to climb ... (more)

With steam from the Domtar Gypsum plant wafting in the background, a pair of "upgraded" Santa Fe GP30s brings cars from the yard at East Antioch. By the time this photo was taken, Santa ... (more)

What appears to be a North Line Local heads west up the steep grade at the new control point of Apache, just west of Cochise, AZ. UP has recently added a second main track on this part of the Suns... (more)

With a little snow still on the ground from a storm earlier today, an eastbound SP pig train passes the big coaling tower at Mescal, AZ. The tower appears to have been built shortly after SP acqui... (more)

Big Alco RSD15 No. 5161 works SP's hump at Eugene Yard. Note the unusual-looking antenna atop the cab. By this time, SP's Alligators were being removed from road service, while Santa Fe's were sti... (more)

A Santa Fe employee hand buffs the coat of wax on shiny SD75M No. 234 at the railroad's Locomotive Maintenance & Inspection Terminal. No. 234 and a sister will lead the Super Bowl Special tomorrow... (more)

In the early days of the amalgamation of Santa Fe and BN power, "Topeka" GP9 No. 2297 leads an Antioch Local up the siding at Sando as it waits for a meet with Amtrak train No. 710. Once the San J... (more)

In October 1973, two EMDs idles next to each other modeling two variations of Western Pacific's paint schemes. No. 3010's scheme was an attempt to raise the profile of the railroad by putting its ... (more)

About a month before it was absorbed by UP, power of various kinds idles in front of Western Pacific's shops in Stockton. A good portion of the power you see here will be gone or in a deadline onc... (more)

Close to sunset, new Santa Fe SD75M No. 228 leads a 589 intermodal train out of Houston, TX, at Hercules, CA. The train will now briefly skirt Suisun Bay before passing the big UPS facility at Nor... (more)

In the spring of 1974, Santa Fe GP30 No. 3221 sits in front of the railroad's diesel shop in Barstow. Later this unit will wear number 2721 after being upgraded, and with BNSF, 2421. Note how with... (more)

Threading a cut east of Marcel, a Santa Fe 991 train powered by four-axle Dash 8s roars upgrade toward the string of short tunnels that will take it to Cable. Symbol 991 was one of Santa Fe's hott... (more)

Late in the afternoon, with the lengthening shadows of the bluffs along the Colorado River eating up the right of way, Rio Grande 5347 West charges right at the camera with a manifest in tow. Behi... (more)