The tender of #498 is being filled at La Jara, CO, while #484 waits its turn. The train is on its way to Antonito then on the Chama, New Mexico with drilling pipe eventually bound for Farmington, ... (more)

SP 4809 with a flanger in tow has just turned on the balloon at Fulda and is now Eastbound out of Emigrant Gap over Donner Pass.

Train Master #3030 arriving with commute #118--the buildings in the background have been replaced with San Jose's Ice Palace for the Sharks.

This photo runby was staged twice.

Photo run at Anita

#203 has arrived at the old SP station in Oakland with its consist of Amfleet cars. The upper level of the depot once hosted the red cars of SP's IER electric operation. The depot still stands bu... (more)

With the temperature below freezing, AMTK 231 leans into the curve at Mogul, just West of Reno, on its way home with the Reno Snow Train. With a nod to tradition, the 231 is flying white flags not... (more)

Pickering Lumber #102 heading for the mill with the days load of logs. By now down to 18 miles of tracks, the end of 1965 would see the end of the entire rail operation. This scene below Black Oak... (more)

Approaching the one time SP water stop at Humboldt, Nevada

V&T's #D1 90 Ton GE is backing downhill to Gold Hill with the train from Virginia City while 2-8-0 #29 waits at the depot with the train from Mound House

Eastbound freight heading to Chinese Camp and Standard.

Built for Kansas City Public Service as their #782, this car would later be sold to Toronto as TTC #4773. By May of 1976, it was in service on SEPTA's Route 60 having been purchased after the Wood... (more)

Amtrak #500 is crossing thru Emigrant Gap, leaving the watershed of the South Fork of the Yuba River and moving into the canyon of North Fork of the American River. It the use of these gaps like t... (more)

On display along with Amtrak F40 245, SP #3187 is wearing the colors suggested by the head of CalTrans, Adrianna Gianturco. The state was just taking over the commute operation although SP would o... (more)

At one time, Blue Canon was a crew change point on SP's Donner Pass line. The original compound Mallet's could take as long as 12 hours to reach here from Roseville. Today, other than the large h... (more)