Southern Pacific train 25, The Owl, is seen at Los Angeles California on August 1st 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

During my first few years railfanning - mostly in AL and GA - I don't think I ever saw a GP20 other than an occasional visit by SP/SSW GP20s on run-through freights via L&N. Work took me to Misso... (more)

A motley bunch of SP and Cotton Belt diesels heads westbound toward San Antonio between Seguin and Marion.