SD40 No. 8411 leads a westbound SP manifest under the signal bridge located about a mile south of Stockton Tower.

SP 7436 East exits tunnel 10 and winds its way through the multiple reverse curves between there and well beyond Marcel.

CP 5568 shines in the early morning light in the yard at Coquitlam.

Santa Fe FP45 No. 5945, which began service with road number 105 in the beautiful red and silver "warbonnet" passenger scheme, idles in front of the shops wearing the railroad's freight ... (more)

SP EMD and FM commute power idles on a weekend in San Jose waiting to resume commute duties on Monday morning.

After stopping at Magra to let traffic ahead clear, Amtrak No. 6 accelerates up the steep Donner grade.

Late in the afternoon, a pair of ACs leads an SP eastbound up the grade at Colfax. The train will stop here to add a rear helper.

C40-8W No. 838 leads a westbound manifest into the curve at Bixler, CA. To the left is a new right of way being constructed for a second main track between here and Oakley.

Freshly painted SDF40-2 No. 5264 rolls off the Tehachapi grade just west of Mojave. The unit was rebuilt from Amtrak SDP40F No. 632. In all, as part of a horsepower trade, Amtrak sent 18 SDP40Fs t... (more)

WP GP35s idle at the railroad's engine facility in Stockton.

A quartet of brand-new SD70Ms crawls up the grade at Mescal with a Z train. This is the locomotives' maiden voyage to the West. The conductor is on the front to watch for trains ahead.

WP Alco S2 No. 557 returns to the yard with what looks to be lumber loads.

A six-unit SP light helper rolls downhill through the multiple reverse curves near the Allard Horseshoe.

A westbound manifest roars through south Stockton a little south of Stockton Tower.

SP AC4400CW No. 329 idles at UP's Roper Yard in Denver. The big GE is assigned to coal service on the Moffat Route.