The 199 speeds west through Franklin Canyon. This location today looks very different, with Hwy 4 traveling over the right of way at this location.
Warbonnets round Houlihan's curve with the 199 train.
A hot 199 train slows for the curve at Bixler before cranking its speed back up toward 70 mph on its run to Richmond.
Train #292 streaks past #199 at Murray.
Latest ES44AC to be delivered to CPR is without hood lettering; rumor has it that it and sister 8858 will be given special lettering for the upcoming 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
In the early 1990's, inspired by Joe McMillan's "High Green To Marceline" and the rebirth of the warbonnet, my buddies and I railfanned as many of the photo locations on SF's east end as possible,... (more)
"The night the music died." The haze seen in the air enveloping Houlihan's Curve turned to fog overnight for miles around, contributing to the crash of the helicopter Steve Ray Vaughn was riding ... (more)
GP 60M 127 leads an expedited TOFC train east in the Mojave Desert of So. California in the fall of 1996
Four GP60Ms haul a hot 199 train up the grade from the San Joaquin Delta at Maltby toward Franklin Canyon.
SD40-2 5100 leads a 199 train early on an August afternoon at the east switch of Glen Frazer.
Dash 8 test-bed Santa Fe 7400 pops out of tunnel 2 with a 199 train as light fades late in the day in Franklin Canyon.
A 199 train with A-B-A consist of hood units roars through the huge curve between tunnel 2 and Glen Frazer.
A 199 train drops downhill at Caliente with a long string of piggyback trailers bound for the Bay Area.
SF30C 9569 pounds the hot afternoon air with its rebuilt four-cycle power plant as it leads a hot 199 train up the 1.0 percent at Glen Frazer.
A 199 train cruises through the foothills of the Coast Range toward its destination of Richmond just before sunset.