Leading the Eastbound San Joaquin, #112 (ex SP 6448) has passed thru Port Chicago after leaving the SP. The train is now on Santa Fe rails as it will be the rest of the way to Bakersfield.

Former commute Geep #3189 and sister #3190 along with two freight geeps are working the outbound Permenente Local. The Kaiser facility (now Hansen) located in the foothills West of San Jose still ... (more)

The flanger has just stopped after crossing Donner. A new crew will take over, turn the equipment on the balloon and head back over Donner Pass.

Less than two months of revenue freight operations remaines as #37 heads South at MP B32

Inbound on Ogontz Ave. at 80th, #2716, a 1947 product of St. Louis Car, is in 6-Line service. Allthough now truncated, the line once went as as Willow Grove. On January 11th, 1986, less than a yea... (more)

#25 on the now abandoned (and awaiting removal) section of McCloud's line to Bartle at Nebraska Curve

Returning to Virginia City

On the return trip of a break in run on Amtrak's California Zephyr, 3207 is fresh from the shops and soon to pull a special to that years Super Bowl

SP 4840, icicle breaker raised, is pushing spreader #4030 East on the now removed #1 track at Yuba Gap. It did appear that there was enough snow to be using the thing, but as it came by me it did... (more)

Today it is #2330, a PCC-II serving on the rebuilt #15 Girard but in August of 1980 it was just another PCC, built in 1947, numbered #2730 and working the #56 Erie Ave line, heading to 23rd and Ve... (more)

Double heading with ATSF 3751, Grand Canyon 4960 is leading the way back from the Grand Canyon as part of the 2002 NRHS Convention of 2002.

About 20 minutes out of Sparks, NV, Amtrak E9 425, an ex-UP unit, is leading #6 East out into Nevada. Crossing Donner Pass the train was led by an ex-SP FP7, which was left in Sparks.

In January of 2001, McCloud Railway #18 returned to service after being repurchased from the Yreka Western and overhauled. At the time, #25 was scheduled for some much needed work. On January 14th... (more)

The Coast Starlight passing Mission San Miguel, one of the 21 missions that were built by the Spaniards. This mission was badly damaged in an earthquake and is awaiting restoration.

SP's hotshot Chicago to Oakland Trailers had lost both units near the California/Nevada State Line and two units were taken off an Eastbound train to rescue the intermodal. Problem was, all the un... (more)