As shadows start to envelope the deeper reaches of Franklin Canyon, a super-hot 199 train roars uphill toward Glen Frazer. In the distance, Mount Diablo still basks in full summer sunshine. Before... (more)
Late in the day, ATSF B23-7 No. 6410 leads a 199 up the 1.0 percent grade of Vine Hill. At one time, Vine Hill was the name of a siding the railroad had at this location. The plentiful exhaust is ... (more)
A cupola caboose punctuates the end of the Santa Fe 199 train at Glen Frazer, CA. The train's power is already rumbling up the grade inside tunnel. In just a few short months, cabooses will be gon... (more)
Near sunset, a hot 199 train wends its way through Franklin Canyon at Christie, having just exited tunnel 3, the longest on the entire railroad. The cattle on the hillside above the train give it ... (more)