Sierra GP20 #50 had left Oakdale with seven empty centerbeam flats, spotting six of them at the SPI mill in Chinese Camp. The old geep would continue on East thru Jamestown and Sonora taking the o... (more)

SP GP60 #9624, working with B39-8 #8027, is passing thru the San Joaquin Valley town of Modesto in May of 1992. Out of sight to the right is SP's Modesto depot.

Even with a helper on the rear, #498 was struggling with what would turn out to be the last Eastbound revenue freight to run from Chama to Alamosa. This day would also prove to be the last day #49... (more)

Rio Grande K-37 #498 is climbing out of Durango toward Bayfield with what would prove to be the last Eastbound revenue freight.

In June of 1967, DRGW #487 as helper and #483 as road engine, have just taken coal at the tipple located at Monero, several miles West of Chama. By the end of the following year, this section of r... (more)

#492, on its way to Chama passing the boarded up depot at Ignacio, New Mexico. I am told the depot is pink---actually a very faded red, from a movie using it as part of the set.

SP 171 was part of an order of AC4400CW's which, while not significant in themselves, were significant in the history of the SP as the last group of locomotives purchased by the carrier. #171 is c... (more)

Working on the point of an Eastward freight, two EMD SD70 lease/demonstrators are setting out two locomotives to be picked up by a Westbound later in the day at Monolith, which is just East of the... (more)

BN 5738 is ready to leave Livingston, Montana, with a trailing lash up of units representing 3 of the roads that formed BN. Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy