In June of 2005, there was still enough outbound loads to require two units on the "hill job" from McCloud to Mt. Shasta City. SD38's #37 and 36 are on the tail track of the Signal Butte switchbac... (more)

Filling in on a Capital, CalTrain F40 #900 is at the SP Sacramento Depot in September of 1993. I don't remember exactly why, but it is safe to assume Amtrak was short on power and, being a weekend... (more)

East bound out of Chama, Cumbres and Toltec #487 and 484 lead the way as the train passes famed "Jukes' Tree". It 40 years and one month ago, I photographed these same locomotives, set up just lik... (more)

AMTK 297 is approaching the Reno Depot after leaving the SP yards in Sparks. The train is on the present location of the Reno trench, built to bypass numerous crossings in downtown.

On the way to the weapons station at Hawthorne, Nevada. 3789 is dropping down Reservation Hill (Walker River Piute Resevation) into Schurz. This was once part of the Carson and Colorado narrow gau... (more)

Sierra GP20 #50 had left Oakdale with seven empty centerbeam flats, spotting six of them at the SPI mill in Chinese Camp. The old geep would continue on East thru Jamestown and Sonora taking the o... (more)

Turning into the Lodi yard from their now truncated mainline, Central California Traction (former Alameda Belt/ATSF) #44 has a string of tank cars to be switched into the ADM plant.

SP #3010 has left Lathrop an is approaching the crossing of the San Joaquin River at Mossdale as it heads to Tracy. By this time, the meeting with the San Joaquin Daylight had been moved to Tracy ... (more)

Restored by the Durango Railroad Historical Society after 50 years of display in Durango, #315 is leaving Chama for Antonito. The tree was named for legendary photographer Fred Jukes as it appears... (more)

Detouring due to flooding problems, BNSF 7061 leads a stack train over Bozeman Pass. Fourth unit, MRL #331 was added at Bozeman for the run to Livingston. It is a former SP unit, ex #7560,exx #899... (more)

SP 8360 has just come down from Cape Horn and crossed Long Ravine Trestle and is seen on the fill heading toward Colfax.

Although the coaches were still steam heated, the Reno Fun Train is led by a new F40. Trailing are two SDP40F's for additional motive power and steam heat.

On its way North, MARC E9 #64 pauses at Jessup, MD. The 64, which was purchased during a motive power shortage, began life as CB&Q 9939A and later was BN 9902. It survives at the St. Louis Museum... (more)

#5 westbound at Cape Horn on the #1 track. The track to the right is the #2 which still follows the original grade above the American River. This train will duck into tunnel 34 and then 33 both o... (more)

Detouring #11 has reached Woodford, below the famed Tehachapi Loop. This area was once a water stop for both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe steam locomotives