UP 3719 leads a westbound grain train towards the summit on Cajon Pass.

Recently painted Union Pacific fast-forty 8014 has stopped for a red signal in Colton. Soon the hot intermodal train will be on UP rails, racing toward the UP yard in Los Angeles.

WP 3060 undergoes repair work at the diesel shop in the Western Pacific Stockton yard.

UP GP60 1088 and rebuilt GP60E 1089 roll into the siding at Modesto with a long local train.

SP 7449 leads a mixed manifest south out of Fresno, California.

SP 7874, sporting the SP- Santa Fe "kodachrome" merger paint scheme, sits at the spur track near the east switch at Bena.

GP60E 1089 leads the Modesto local east through downtown Modesto.

Rolling east on Southern Pacific’s West Colton Division, Cotton Belt GP35 6505 (ex-SSW 765) and SP GP9R 3880 (ex-SP GP9 3720, née-SP GP9 5884) meet a westbound, led by SP SD45T-2 9216, holding ... (more)

Eastbound Union Pacific local runs backward through downtown Modesto.

Southern Pacific 7560 and Conrail 6606 idle in the Bakersfield diesel service a few days after Thanksgiving.

Southern Pacific 8321 is the lone helper on an eastbound manifest as it rolls down the hill in Cajon Pass, while an eastbound Santa Fe works up the hill towards Summit.

The engineer on SP 9160 opens the window to get some fresh air after exiting tunnel 3. His manned helper set is pushing hard on an eastbound loaded manifest as they climb the steep grade on Tehac... (more)

Working the Roseville Yard's hump are a Southern Pacific "Cow & Calf" set. SP 1112 is an SW8 (ex-SP 4607), and SP 1150 is a TR6B (the former SP 4700). These two are painted in the Espe... (more)

Union Pacific 3656 heads toward the diesel service area after delivering a train to the yard in Los Angeles.

Union Pacific GP35 762 is an interesting locomotive. Recently repainted in North Platte NE (on September 18, 1974), this locomotive was not purchased new from builder EMD. Built as EMD Demonstra... (more)