Sitting in the siding waiting for a meet at Guasti, California, is a westbound Southern Pacific freight train, with SP GP40-2 7661, B30-7 7863 and a Cotton Belt GP40-2 for power. (December 21, 198... (more)
A solid set of sequentially numbered SP GP40-2s (7661, 7660, 7659, 7658) makes a set-out at the summit of Beaumont Hill at Beaumont, CA. Ten months after delivery, these four are still together in... (more)
Southern Pacific GP40-2 7661 is only ten-months-old, but is already showing some signs of wear. The engineer, wearing the iconic striped cap, watches his switchman during a set out at Beaumont, C... (more)
A work train waits in the siding for the California Zephyr to clear.
A pair of GP40-2's move a work train to a siding to make way for the California Zephyr.
A quartet of sequentially numbered GP40-2 (7661, 7660, 7659, 7658) grind upgrade through San Timoteo Canyon on SP's Sunset Route in southern California. Some sets of power, such as this 10-month-... (more)
A solid set of sequentially numbered SP GP40-2s (7661, 7660, 7659, 7658) makes a set-out at the summit of Beaumont Hill at (surprise!) Beaumont, CA. Ten months after delivery, these four are stil... (more)
