SP's Redlands local on the Redlands branch Redlands.

The engineer on the very dirty SP 9255 enjoys a smoke on his pipe as he and his brakeman wait patiently for helpers to come west from Palm Springs and tie on to the back of their train. After the... (more)

SP 9255 has been stopped on the eastbound main for quite a while waiting for a helper set, so the conductor invited me up into the cab of the SP 9357, which gave me the opportunity to take a photo... (more)

Further up San Timoteo Canyon near El Casco, UP 9084 works it's way up the canyon under snow capped mountains.

A clean SD70ACe leads the eastbound ZCIG4 east of Redlands on the Yuma Sub.

Snow capped mountains provide a dramatic backdrop for the eastbound ZLCAI passing thru Redlands. After nearly 25 years since the UP-SP merger, it's hard to believe this warrior will enter another ... (more)

SP 8732 is in run 8 and producing lots of exhaust as it pulls an eastbound manifest train up Banning Pass. The further the train got in to San Timoteo Canyon, the better the sky became as it got ... (more)

It is another smoggy day in the Los Angeles basin as SP 8732 leads an eastbound manifest train through the many reverse curves located in San Timoteo Canyon on Banning Pass. Note the hobo riding ... (more)

SP 8732 leads an eastbound manifest train out of the smog filled Los Angeles basin and into the mouth of the San Timoteo Canyon.

IG4LB heads downgrade into Redlands with a long train of midwestern container traffic bound for ICTF, and the Ports of LA and Long Beach.

Welcome back to California Big Boy 4014! UP 4014's articulation can be easily seen as she heads around one of the many curves in San Timoteo Canyon. Running under her own power, 4014 takes on this... (more)

The Big Boy navigates the twists and turns of San Timoteo Canyon as it flies around a curve at track speed. The locomotive was hard at work, as it could be heard echoing throughout the canyon.

SP 9255 has been stopped on the eastbound main for quite a while waiting for a helper set, led by SP 9321 to return from Banning after helping an earlier eastbound over the pass.

The early morning fog is burning off as snoot nose SP 8303 leads an eastbound manifest train up the grade through San Timoteo Canyon.

Union Pacific SD40-2s 1996 and 1896 take the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Torch Relay up Southern Pacific's "Sunset Route" through San Timoteo Canyon as the train heads east to, eventually, Atla... (more)