A loaded ore train from the Bingham mine is on a 14 mile trip to the smelter
E9 6053 and DD35 9901, both with dual engines, await a uncertain future in this scene. 9901 was to be called back into service, 6053 was not so lucky.
Seen sitting outside the Taylor shops waiting for some attention. From the looks of the paint it was heat damaged.
Westbound manifest entering Othello yard. Othello was the eastern limit of the Western electrification to the coast.
View is of a Great Northern SD9 switching the BN yard in Klamath Falls. The engineer has just blown the horn for the crossing and ice can be seen dropping from the wires
The northbound Wildflower special is at the east switch to the Saugus siding. Consist is A-A-B-B-B-B-A-A with I believe 21 cars trailing. A very popular excursion, it would run to Bakersfield and ... (more)
The UP Rose Bowl Special is departing Union Station and is passing Mission tower on the west bank of the Los Angeles river. Four of the six GP40X engines that Union Pacific had are seen in this sh... (more)
A FM switcher pauses at College Park station.
The Sierra RR ran a special from Jamestown down to Oakdale using the 34. On the return trip it got the 3 and 28 tacked on at Cooperstown for the grade to Jamestown
"The City of Los Angeles" is eastbound at Cajon in Cajon pass
A eastbound lumber manifest seen in the Antelope valley, which is the western edge of the Mojave desert
Nevada Northern SD7 401 is switching the Ely yard
A westbound Van east of Summit in Cajon Pass
It is June of '73 and a WP U23B is leading a eastbound trailer train at the old townsite of Palisade in the Humboldt river canyon. The tunnels of the Espee (right) and the WP main can be seen in t... (more)
2nd to last California Zephyr arriving at Marysville.
