Mid-Morning Arrival

A quartet of yellow jackets ease a rather lengthy SU-100 into the West end of the MC Yard. A welcomed visitor from the North in the form of NYSW 3014 leads ... (more)

After a long fun filled switch out at Burdeck Street Yard, Local B767 finally gets going as a Q261(background right) charges west of CP-FG for the overtake. Crew is piloting a new eco(A SD40E3 i... (more)

The long, snoot nose of SP 8314 is easily seen as it sits in the Taylor Yard diesel service area.

Train NPCB at Valley in the early morning.

While at first this may seem like a typical roster shot this is not one. This engine was the first time I saw ditch lights on an engine and the only time I saw them on an UP engine in this paint s... (more)

It's been just over a month since UP took over the Western Pacific, and the changes in Stockton Yard are fairly obvious. Visiting this morning is a pair of Santa Fe B36-7s from Mormon Yard.

Union Pacific decided to regear a group of SD40-2's to high performance standards, these units were identified as SD40-2H's (FAST FORTIES)and renumbered into the 8000-Class as 8000-8034 and a sec... (more)

The distinctive "snoot" nose of SP 8370 is on full display at the West Colton diesel service area.

The sun begins to make an appearance after hours of darkness, just in time for Eastern Washington Gateway's "Scoot" to trot West at 10-per with three venerable EMD's and 30 empty hoppers... (more)

A nice set of EMD power leads CP's Montreal to Saratoga mixed freight as it approaches it's Saratoga Yard terminus with an SD30C-ECO- SD60 (former SOO)- SD30C-ECO set and 36 cars. Trailing units a... (more)

The daily Canadian Pacific train 252 with another nice EMD standard cab combo instead of the usual GE widecabs that were the standard power on these trains.

Lumber on the Central Coast

A Southern Pacific eastbound, with Cotton Belt SD40T-2 8325 on the front, sits in San Luis Obispo, California, awaiting a fresh crew. This train, heading... (more)

Another nice set of EMD power leads CP's Montreal to Saratoga mixed freight as it approaches it's Saratoga Yard terminus with an SD30C-ECO- SD60 (former SOO)- SD30C-ECO set and 36 cars. Trailing ... (more)

UP 1589 & 1645 lead the daily train from Grand Island to North Platte.