#3030 is on the last curve into SP's Cahill St. Station in San Jose with Train 118. The area on the right is now the loication of the San Jose Ice Arena.

SP 8560 is leaving Tunnel #33 at Cape Horn. This tunnel was constructed to carry two tracks and to eliminate the orignal mainline overlooking the American River. The SP decided to keep the track o... (more)

EMD SD70 is working a Westbound coal train thru Floriston two years before hordes of yellow SD70's would populate Donner Pass. #7001 is lashed up with three of SP's tunnel motors

Yakima Valley Transportation interurban roots could easily be seen in the street trackage at 6th and W.Pine as #298 returns light from Selah heading for the YVT carbarn a few blocks away.

North of Lind, WA, 4449 has slowed to pass a Pasco-bound freight as the freight crew waits to give a roll by to the passenger train.

Passing thru the town of Marina, just North of Monterey, SP 3004 has the two car consist of the days Del Monte in tow. In a few more weeks, the train will end with the coming of Amtrak. Today thes... (more)

In late 1985, an excursion was run from Jamestown to Hetch Hetchy Junction using eight cars and two of Sierra's Baldwin S12's. Photo taken somewhere near Keystone

Simmering outside the Rio Grande's Durango roundhouse, K-36 #483 is ready to take a freight down the Farmington Branch. The roundhouse, once shared with the Rio Grande Southern would burn down som... (more)

Skirting San Pablo Bay West of Pinole. The first dome is Plaza Santa Fe, in the distance, Amtrak's dome #10031

Entering Fresno from the North, Amtrak #112 (exSP 6448) is on Santa Fe's street trackage on North Diana Ave. This trackage has since been relocated to run alongside the street instead of on it.

Amtrak FP7 #123 (ex-SP #6461) is leading the Eastbound San Joaquin over the fire damaged trestle at Middle River. #123 was the only SP FP7 which never wore Amtrak paint.

Amtrak #502 is just leaving Stockton with one of the San Joaquins in April of 1993 and is seen passing the now gone Stockton Tower. While lettered for Amtrak, #502 (along with 501) were paid for b... (more)

Just below the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River. The first of two day long trips to Wishram. The flat area below and to the left is part of the original SP&S right of way.

The old Santa Fe street running trackage in downtown Fresno was being removed as Amtrak 335 passes Fresno's new city hall. The track remains but is no longer part of the street.

Just South of Davenport (SP's version of West), GP9 3760 emerges from a cut and passes the beach at Davenport. A short but stiff climb remains into the town of Davenport itself and the RMC Lonesta... (more)