Former Dardanelle & Russelville #8, by now owned by Shortline Enterprises, operated an excursion in the fall of 1979 which also included double-heading with Sierra #3. Seen here leaving Warnervil... (more)

After having passed the Boardwalk, 3765 is on Beach St. heading to Davenport. The La Bahia Hotel on the left was used in the Dirty Harry Movie "Sudden impact

Returning to the Bay Area after appearing at Railfair 1991 in Sacramento, SP 2472 double headed with SP 4449. Later that day, the 4449 turned and went back to Sacramento.

Amtrak 6 with FP7 113 added between Oakland and Sparks, an SP requirement during adverse weather. Photo at Yuba Gap.

SW 1200 #2266 is moving some of the cars down King St. to the State Belt Railroad. The crane in the background is finishing demolition of SP's 3rd and Townsend depot and the area to the left now h... (more)

With the start of Amtrak fast approaching, March of 1971 finds Southern Pacific Train #102, The City of San Francisco, heading East thru Richmond at Cutting Blvd.

Photo taken East of Martinez, close to where highway 4 is now located, the train will soon enter Franklin Canyon. Note the blade semaphore dropping as the train passed. The area is unrecognizable... (more)

Sacramento Northern #654 is on its way into Yuba City via the trackage on Bridge Street after crossing over from Marysville on the other side of the Feather River. This was the last segment still ... (more)

Rio Grande K-37 #498 is climbing out of Durango toward Bayfield with what would prove to be the last Eastbound revenue freight.

Empties crossing Storey Creek Bridge on the way to Camp A.

Shorn of its Northern Pacific monad but still in NP green, #9814 is making its stop at Pasco, WA, with the North Coast Limited, now a BN train

On the way home to Portland, SP 4449 is crossing the large bridge over the Sacramento River in Redding, CA with the Amtrak/4449 cross country excursion. It is Friday, April 29, 1977 and on Sunday,... (more)

#484 has been serviced and is ready to head to the South end of the Alamosa yard with #498. Makes a GP9 look rather large.

ATSF 341 has arrived at LAUPT with a San Diegan. In the distance LA's art deco city hall. The set of doubles belong to the now defunct Railway Express Agency.

Mechanical problems with #492 had caused a significant delay and with, the last rays of sunlight, Rio Grand K37 #492 and K36 #484 are stepping along on the newest narrow gauge track on the system.... (more)