STE 678 switches cars at the UP interchange off of Union Street

STE 678 switches cars at the UP interchange off of Union Street

STE 678 makes its way onto the UP interchange as it crosses Union Street after streetrunning down Roosevelt Street

Departing the Union Pacific interchange, the Stockton Terminal & Eastern passes a pickup with its bed full of fans as the train heads along Roosevelt Street.

With all crew members intently keeping a sharp lookout on the route ahead, ST&E slowly trundles down Roosevelt Street after pulling the Union Pacific interchange with a fair sized train. Displayi... (more)

ST&E 777 crawls up Roosevelt Street towards the Airport Road crossing with a cut of cars from the UP. While the cut was relatively short, they took so long to clear the crossing that it was nearly... (more)

STE job returning from WP interchange in Stockton

Stockton Terminal & Eastern’s former Western Pacific Alco locomotives, S-4 No. 564 and S-2 No. 557, rest in front of the enginehouse at Stockton, California, on March 12, 2000.

Four former Western Pacific Alco switchers take Sunday off at Stockton Terminal & Eastern’s enginehouse at Stockton, California, on March 5, 1994. From left to right are ST&E S-4 No. 564, S-1 No. ... (more)

The STE crossing town via a bit of street running to reach the UP interchange. Apparently, the previous owner of the railroad had a penchant for card games and numbered his locomotives accordingl... (more)

STE switch job Stockton, CA. Only in CA short sleeves in November!

How old do you think this little gem is? 1890? 1880? Well, you are wrong! This little unassuming 4-4-0 was made in 1864! That is 149 years old and amazing. Yet another cool fact: it was built for ... (more)

ST&E 678 heads for home with a short train after switching the UP interchange at Flora Street in the late afternoon.

Stockton was a great escape from the mundane Sacramento fare of SP. Here I could see the "exotics", ATSF, ST&E and WP. Yeah, yeah I know WP came thru SAC but it wasn't the same as the shops.

As I recall this was one of those "family" trips and I was being humored by being allowed to stop off for a short visit. "Ooh, they all look alike, but go ahead it you must". Thus I only have one... (more)