NWP 2009 sits in the Golden Gate Railroad Museum yard along with 4-6-2 steam locomotive Southern Pacific 2472. Behind the SP 2472 is SP 3194 (GP-9) and SP 1487 (FM H-12-44).

Another view from my Covid gallery of trains close to home over the past year. This is number four of the series. The NWP crosses four moveable bridges in its short run from the Cal Northern int... (more)

This is one from my Covid gallery. The pandemic kept me close to home and I made the best of it by reacquainting myself with the railroads in my backyard. No getting on an airplane to fly to exo... (more)

Long summer days combined with SMART curtailing passenger service due to COVID has created a window of opportunity to chase the NWP freight from Ignacio to Petaluma. Normally all this is after da... (more)

NWP 2009 shoves a cut of cars down the Water Street Spur while switching Hunt and Behrens Feed in Petaluma, as the sun sets.

SMART MoW crews look on as NWP 2009 makes a southbound trip across the relatively new Haystack bascule bridge. The old swing bridge has since been completely removed.

After a morning run up from Schellville, NWP 2009 sits in Petaluma after switching duties in town.

NWP 2009 heads South at Petaluma with a train of hoppers after switching a customer north of town.

NWP #2009 and #1922 idles the rail train (continuous welded rail) while the next section of rail is prepared for off-loading on the other side of a grade crossing just ahead. Seen on the ground i... (more)

Southbound NWP #2009 and #1922 with caboose (ex-SP #1971) return to Petaluma after delivering concrete ties to Rohnert Park for the SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit) rail re-construction proj... (more)

The young railfan seen here got his money's worth when this Northwestern Pacific train rolled into Petaluma. Behind the locomotives (genset #2009 and GP-9 #1922) were nine grain hoppers, six bulk... (more)

NWP 2009 (formerly leased RPRX 2009) leads a trio of empty grain hoppers to Lombard for interchange with CFNR.