Just before the traditional sounding of all the online locomotive horns at once (to start Portola RR Days events), the WP2001 coughs up a lung during start-up.

The big heritage guy at four months old looks pretty good next to the nostalgic guys form that classic age. The F-unit's orange and Heritage SD70ACe's green compliment each other so nicely. Too ba... (more)

Although not a perfect match to Perlman Green (the FRRS did supply an actual paint chip to UP/WSOR for the UP1983 paint work), the UP1983 does compliment nicely with any unit in the WP green new i... (more)

I guess you can say Feather River inspired Heritage SD70ACe UP1983 is on "home" rails. Not exactly seeing this is a 4 month old UP locomotive delivered 23 years after the real WP ceased to exist.

It's the morning of the second day of "Railroad Days" at FRRS's Portola RR Museum. The WP1983 has been pressure washed, wyed (balloon tracked), positioned and posed at the entrance to one of the m... (more)

The reflective artisitic feather and WP logo adds some pizazz to the long hood of UP1983. Love how the tip of the feather wraps up over the front edge of the flared radiators.

Take away the semi-strange greenish gray paint on the hood, and WP Perlman green and orange over the wide cab SD70ACe nose looks mighty nice!

The second of six planned UP Heritage RR painted units rests after its first trip north on the Golden State's Coast Line. The UP1983 will be on display to the public at the Portola Railroad Museum... (more)

Between the flat nose P42 and infamous round nose of the F-unit, I'll take the F-unit thank you. Black Widow PPCX6304 is seen resting one the eve of the Trains Unlimited NHRS Special from Emeryvil... (more)

(in best nature show narrator voice) "The foaming wild red-shirted railfan acting on pure foamer instinct decides to take the gutsy head-on shot in nabbing the 'new' Black Widow PPCX6304."

UP7890 north on the IHAOA (Hayward-Oakland) leads its long and slow empty relocation intermodal train into the summer sunset. The last car of the two mile drag would clear here exactly 18 minutes ... (more)

A somewhat rare two mile long "baretables" made up of winter/spring stored intermodal cars ran north up the old WP Oakland Sub (First Sub). Over the past few years this "unstuffing" train is alway... (more)

Trains Unlimited is using the PPCX6304, now in fresh SP Black Widow paint, for its PV car special to Portland, OR. This is the same unit painted as WP806-A from last year - see http://www.railpict... (more)

Trains Unlimited is once again using the PPCX6304, now in fresh SP Black Widow paint, to lead its 14 private passenger car special from Emeryville, CA to Portland, OR. The special is set to depart... (more)

CalTrain F40PH-2 JPBX914 along with B32-8WH CDTX2051 are doubleheading San Jose bounf Capitol #747. The CalTrain F40 is returning to SJ after receiving wheelwork at Amtrak Oakland.