8444 crests Cima Hill, Calif on the way to Los Angeles to celebrate Union Station's 50th birthday.
8391 is starting to dig in its heels for the long climb up Donner Pass.
On a very hazy day, 4-8-4s #4449 and #8444 march into Los Angeles Union Station. They will be part of Union Station's 50th anniversary celebration.
GG1 #4873 makes it's way west over the 1908 Raritan Bay Draw Bridge. The clock was ticking on the GG1s by this time.
Tunnel Motors doing what they do best.
On a very hazy day, 4-8-4s #4449 and #8444 march past Mission Tower and into Los Angeles Union Station. They will be part of Union Station's 50th anniversary celebration.
There weren't many covered wagons left in Class 1 service when I went to Texas to see these guys (was KCS a Class 1 in 1983?). I was hoping for a solid set of Fs, but the F3 was being shopped in ... (more)
I always liked the Warbonnet paint better on the F45s and FP45s. On May 23, 1990, Santa Fe GP60M 100 glides past San Bernardino station and a passenger special powered by FP45 91. The GP60M is he... (more)
Having made it to the top. 2892 will remain on the train for braking until they get to Victorville.
Making fans happy between Jacksonville and Valdosta.
The Rio Grande Zephyr pauses in Helper, UT.
Flares! All four SP GP40Xs and an SDP45 as viewed from the Pepper Ave bridge in Colton, CA.
Trona Railroad Baldwin AS616s 54 & 52 switch the plant in Trona.
The Fall colors have passed their peak, but the colorful lashup of a railroad in post-merger transition adds to the mix.
The "Kodachrome" scheme wasn't one of my favorites, but it could look OK when clean and in the right light.
