Late in the day, two ex-WP GP35s wait to depart Stockton Yard at Charter Way with a load of coiled steel bound for Pittsburg. The two units are assinged here by contract because of the A/C units a... (more)

Near sunset, three warbonnets, the one in the lead a brand-new GE C40-W, haul a hot eastbound pig train up the steep incline at West Perrin, AZ.

Business cars, including a full-length dome, pass through one of the big cuts at Marcel on the rear of a 991 train.

Snow-fighter SD9E No. 4349 waits for a light from the dispatcher to proceed down the bypass. The icicle breaker SD9 will then enter the engine facility.

As local power idles next to the yard office, a westbound BNSF manifest rolls through town. Pittsburg is the site of some heavy industry, including Dow Chemical and USS-POSCO Steel.

SP GP9 No. 3000 shows off her freshly painted nose as she idles next to the coach yard.

A C&NW Dash 9 leads a hot UP Z train through the Honeymoon Tunnels.

CP Baldwin DRS4-4-1000 No. 8003 idles at a small engine facility in Vancouver, BC.

As a GP30 switches the west end of Mormon Yard, a hot 199 train waits for CTC to be restored on this section of the Stockton Sub.

At sunset, a rainbow of power climbs the 1.0 percent at Shawmut with an eastbound UP stack train. In the background are the rugged and snake-filled Maricopa Mountains.

Santa Fe 5847 East is about to move toward the east end of the siding at Christie after meeting a westbound here. This is the west side of Franklin Canyon.

A hot eastbound pig train roars off Ash Hill and hustles across the flat towards Amboy.

A Western Pacific SW9 return to the yard with a transfer from the Santa Fe.

Just as the sun rises in the northeast, the head end of SP 9182 East comes out of the Alllard Horseshoe, while its rear helper is still in the middle of the big curve. Below is the beautiful pastu... (more)

On a beautiful but chilly morning on the western slope of Cajon Pass, big EMD power helps the lead U30C lift an eastbound up the pass's stiff grade.