Westbound 8541 West of Emigrant Gap but still nex to the gap's center siding. The train is approaching Fulda, the location of the balloon track for the West side of Donner Pass.

Sunday afternoon, July 22nd, and 1744 is climbing as it heads West out of La Veta on the way back to Alamosa

A driving rain as #9 arrived at the Franklin Station turnaround

The Transbay Terminal loop was built when the Bay Bridge and its transbay went into service. When the Ferry Building loop closed, all Muni cars were routed to the terminal loop at First and Missio... (more)

The first time I ever saw 488, it was hanging from an overhead crane in the Alamosa backshop in August of 1965. No trace of the shop building remains today but 488 was certainly still around on th... (more)

MCR 36 has just climbed the grade from Bartle to Curtis on its way to Burney. It has the usual consist for that time, empty hoppers for Dicalite at Cayton and empty center beams for the Sierra Pac... (more)

Quincy Railroad #12 is picking up empty centerbeams to take back to Susanville. The track going off into the distance is the remains of the Modoc Line which had been dismantled North of Wendel.

Westbound loads at Keystone

Westbound manifest climbing out of Truckee

Running over 5 hours late, Amtrak #11 has Cascade unit 469 on the point.

Seen about to cross under Highway 93 North of Wickenberg.

Gas local on the way to Thompson Falls

An Eastbound freight on the Eastward main track #2 almost to Soda Springs and close to the top at Norden. Three SD45's and one SD45T2 in the lashup.

With a string of empty grain cars on the drawbar, three BNSF C44-9w's head upgrade out of Caliente, CA and head for Tehachapi. The two lead units reflect the faded glory of the now gone Santa Fe.

SP 171 was part of an order of AC4400CW's which, while not significant in themselves, were significant in the history of the SP as the last group of locomotives purchased by the carrier. #171 is c... (more)