In anticipation of an ICC approval of a AT&SF/SP merger, SP painted 5 of its 89 SD40R's in merger red and yellow. Units 7303, 7310 7357, 7361 and 7384. The 7384 sits in the afternoon sun at Eugen... (more)
Modesto local LRS99 is bound for UPs branch line to Turlock Ca.
Shot from the lower portion of Swarthout Canyon Rd. Cajon Pass, SP 9218 leads a coal train east, on the Palmdale/Colton Cutoff, Fall 1991
A pocket of light peers through the clouds as SP 9793 leads an eastbound freight up Tehachapi pass.
UP 6684 leads a westbound train along the Salton See on the Yuma Subdivision (former Sunset Route) between Pope and Bertram.
SP 9810 leads and westbound manifest between Goleta and Santa Barbara.
Random chance lead me to catching this special move on the UP. SD70M number 3968 leads a brand new set of Stadtler EMU's bound for Caltrain in the Bay area. Looking very much out of place on the A... (more)
Unusual Hot and Humid weather accompany Tropical Storm Kay. It has been 25years since a Tropical Depression has made it's way up the coast of Baja California to Southern California. The Guadalup... (more)
A BNSF north bound manifest drifts down the Tehachapi grade through the curves in the Rowen siding area. The rear DPUs at the bottom are rolling out of the west leg of the horseshoe curve in Keene... (more)
Westbound hopper train crosses over the Tuolumne River Bridge in Modesto Ca.
Union Pacific 1452 bound for Turlock Ca.
Local LRS99 leaves the mainline at Modesto Junction and enters the Union Pacific branch line to Turlock Ca.
Roseville loco facility in 1998.
A westbound intermodal drops downgrade at Beaumont as it heads into San Timoteo Canyon.
On September 5, 2022, a derailment, bridge collapse and subsequent liquid asphalt spill over Spring Creek near Hampton, Iowa caused several Union Pacific trains to detour across Iowa Northern trac... (more)
