About half way to Magma Junction, the #5 made a stop for water at what was known as Desert Tank. The temperature was still hovering around 115 degrees.

Santa Fe PA #58 (along with #67) is resting on the service track at Richmond after pulling the "Last Run of a PA" excursion to Stockton and return. Forty years later, with the exception of the tur... (more)

Santa Fe's Eastbound "San Francisco Chief" is pulling into the Stockton, CA, depot. On the adjacent track is the excursion train that was operated to mark the "Last Run of an ALCO PA". It has al... (more)

Waiting for its next call to duty NP F7A rests at Seattle's King St. Station. In the background, is Union Station which, at the time still hosted UP passengers. Today King St. is modernized and Un... (more)

It had been 17 years since an operating steam locomotivce had crossed Donner Pass as the AFT 4449 headed East to meet the rest of the Freedom Train in JUne of 1975. Seen at Yuba Gap on the #2 main... (more)

Just weeks away from abandonment, ATSF's "San Francisco Chief" is at Collier. The green hills in this photo are now covered with houses.

It was Easter Sunday, 1971, as SP #6461 leads Train #51, the Westbound San Joaquin Daylight, at Fresno, CA. The third car after the baggage is one of SP's "automat" cars. The louvered buildind beh... (more)

The last WP California Zephyr is making its stop at Portola where an F3B and 3 coaches (which had come up on the last Eastbound the day before) are added to the consist for the last trip into Oakl... (more)

Eastbound between Pleasanton and Livermore, WP F7 914A with two "B" units is leading a pig train into the early morning sun in July 0f 1966

Three SP SD7's rest outside the NWP's Willits roundhouse in August of 1966. turntable was located behind the building and can be seen the the open door. This facility has since been razed.

Having cut off of its train it had just brought down the Highline, F7A #913-A is passing thru the tunnel which is on the leg of the Keddie Wye. It is heading to the Keddie Yards.

Sierra #3 is putting away equipment after a day of filming an episode of "The Big Valley". The Jamestown depot would later burn but the red freight house still stands. The #3 is currently schedule... (more)

It is the afternoon of May 10th, 1969 as Ross Rowland's High Iron Company's Gold Spike Special departs Southbound out of Ogden, UT, on the return trip to Salt Lake City. The passengers had attende... (more)

Switching the West end of the Deer Lodge Yard

Making its daily Eastward stop at Stockton, The San Francisco Chief is ready to race down California's Central Valley. The ATSF depot is still in use for Amtrak's San Joaquin trains.