An eastbound Santa Fe pig train exits the horseshoe at Allard, California. The train’s caboose can be seen in the distance, with 44 TOFC cars separating it from the engines.

In the pre-wide cab era, it was generally preferable to have a minority builder (non-EMD) unit leading. In this case, I would have been happy to have those three SD26's all alone on the point of t... (more)

The Corwith diesel facility as it was. Locos displayed also include paint schemes from the failed SPSF merger. I recently visited this place and I don't recognize any of it any more.