A great day to be a railfan.

CR 6571 crosses the Central Vermont as it glides by Palmer Union Station. The station looked rough then, but has since been restored and turned into a restaurant.

Westbound freight crosses the Thompson River at Lytton, British Columbia.

A mix of locomotives on a mixed freight -- one of the best things about the SP.

The "Kodachrome" scheme wasn't one of my favorites, but it could look OK when clean and in the right light.

It used to happen everywhere. 9169's engineer leans out to grab orders. The conductor will grab his when the caboose rolls by.

I do love Tunnel Motor broadsides.

Tunnel motor 6889 swings into the Tehachapi Loop at Walong with the daily "Tank Train."

Note the sequential numbers

A pair of Kodachromes climb past Cajon.

After getting a green signal, a Southern Pacific freight eases out of Mojave, CA. It will soon meet the oncoming freight in the distance.

I can't remember exactly, but with only four units on the head end, I'm pretty sure 9613 wasn't close to the speed limit as it leaves the orange groves of San Timoteo Canyon and heads for Palm Spr... (more)

3342 tiptoes down the street on former Pacific Electric trackage in San Bernardino. That's I-10 in the background as well as the SP main to Colton. Some of the crossbucks still said "Pacific Elec... (more)