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Union Pacific SD40-2s 3537 and 3198 depart Portola, California, with an empty coil steel train, heading east again after unloading at Pittsburg, CA, on June 14, 1987.
An American Flag waves on the Bridge at the east end of the yard on the morning of July 4th in Portola. The sun starts to rise as a crew changes for a Westbound stack train, while the FRRS special... (more)
The last WP California Zephyr is making its stop at Portola where an F3B and 3 coaches (which had come up on the last Eastbound the day before) are added to the consist for the last trip into Oakl... (more)
Old and new side by side as ex-WP GP9 and UP WP heritage unit 1983 pose side by side.
Southern Pacific GP9 2873 and the many other locomotives preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola.
Western Pacific FP7 805-A and an old FM H12-44 enjoy their retirement at the Portola Railroad Museum.
A stacktrain leaves Portola and heads south toward the Feather River Canyon.
Sitting in Portola yard during the early stages of sunrise is the FRRS Dunsmuir Railroad Days Special with UP's famed DD40X "Centennial" 6936, sporting american flags for the 4th of July. Nikon D2... (more)
UP1983 and 2001 sit side by side as they take a rest after moving around all the Museum Equiptment for the 2005 Portola RR Days
C&NW 8695 East departs Portola as 3300, the "United Way" SD40-2, idles on the point of an STEK in the yard.
A super-hot NPOAZ with three brand-new GE C40-8s approaches a crew change at Portola.