Returning to Watsonville with empty tanks picked up from Ewe Pee in Pajaro.

Making its next to last station stop before San Francisco, SP's Coast Daylight is on track #5 at Cahill St. Station in San Jose Just over a month remains before Amtrak will take over this route. O... (more)

Photo run

SP "tunnel motor" #6795 is at what is known as "Streamliner Curve" at Yuba Gap, so named as it was here the "The City of San Francisco" became snowbound in January of 1952. The SP, under President... (more)

On the way from Keystone back to Hill City

Yreka Western #19 was in service on the now gone Oregon Pacific & Eastern pulling their "Goose" passenger train out of Cottage Grove to Dorena and back. The railroad shut down in 1987 and was scra... (more)

Southern Pacific's Permanente Branch from San Jose to the cement plant at Permanente was a stronghold of first generation power until the early 90's. In June of 1991, GP9 3191, retired from commut... (more)

The Reno Snow Train is approaching Emigrant Gap. The gap itself allowed the Central Pacific to cross over from the watershed of the American River to that of the Yuba River allowing a practical wa... (more)

A trio of "Bellringers" as the ATSF crews called the smaller power in the valley due to their habit of having alarm bells going off. Led by GP30 #3244, a Stockton bound freight passes thru the San... (more)

Former SP #6446, now Amtrak #110 is arriving at the old SP depot in Martinez with the Westbound San Joaquin.

Westbound on main track #1 at Yuba Gap with the train strung out along what is known as "Streamliner Curve" as that was the location where "The City of San Francisco" was marooned in the snow in J... (more)

Saturday June 13th, motor car M-300 has turned at Northspur and is ready to return to Willits. As soon as M-300 departs, 2-8-2 #45 will also turn and take its train back to Fort Bragg

Conforming to SP's requirement that one of their former FP7 units lead the Zephyr over Donner Pass during "adverse" weather, #116 is leading two SDP40F's at Rocky Point, East of Alta, CA.

Under mandate from the ICC to get offline cars returned to their owners, power short Southern Pacific pulled its SDP45's off commute service and put them hualing freight. To replace them SP leased... (more)