In the early 1970s, not a lot of pool power came through Montgomery other than SP/SSW units on L&N 72/73. Oddly enough, though, SP/SSW units did occasionally show up on SCL trains on the former S... (more)

Texas & New Orleans GP9 434 and 443 delivered from LaGrange with parent Southern Pacific markings in October 1956, waiting for its next assignment at Houston's Diesel Facility on March 17, 1957.... (more)

Southern Pacific and Union Pacific power mingles with that of the home team at Conrail's "91 Bay" engine facility in Oak Island Yard.

Three Southern Pacific GP9 helpers in Black Widow paint scheme at Walong, California in March 1961. Photo from my slide collection, photographer Robert C. Madsen.

A Wisonsin Central loaded ore train is seen passing Deval Tower. The train loaded at Minntac Mine on the DM&IR and will be handed off to the SP in Chicago for furtherance to Geneva Steel in Utah.... (more)

A westbound SP freight with a set of A-B-B-A F7's in Black Widow paint scheme , roared pass the photographer at Alhambra, California in July 12, 1957. Photo from my collection, photographer Rober... (more)

I’m not usually a big fan of roster shots, but digging through some old photos I thought this one was too good to pass up. This “CP” latchup features a rebuilt SP SD45 still in its flashy sp... (more)

Ordered in 1990 from Morrison-Knudsen and rebuilt from secondhand (thirdhand?) GP40 hulls purchased by M-K, thirty-nine GP40Rs were added to Southern Pacific’s roster as SP 7100-7138. The first... (more)

Former Southern Pacific class GS-4 #4449, a 4-8-4 "Northern" is seen on display at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland. The locomotive was built by the Lima Locomotive Works ... (more)

Leased from the Eastern California Museum and used as a helper engine on double-headed trains, SP 18 returns light to Durango near Cascade Canyon.

From 1902 until 1968, the Southern Pacific and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific combined to operate the Golden State Limited. Connecting Chicago with Los Angeles, this train’s route was, f... (more)

Southern Pacific 18 runs light as it heads to Hermosa siding to be added onto the doubleheader

Rapido Trains spent two hot (100ºF/37.78ºC), but enjoyable, days at the Southern California Railway Museum measuring a pair of locomotives – SP U25BE 3100 and UP E8A 942 – in June 2020. In ... (more)

SP 18 and K-37 #493 doublehead on the daily steam train to Silverton

The only surviving Daylight diesel sits nose to nose with ATSF 347C during the Worlds Strongest Man Tournament which is being held in Old Town Sacramento.