Southern Pacific's Roseville, CA to East St. Louis, IL (Alton and Southern Railway) mainfest freight pulls east through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon on Sept. 1, 1996.
On Sept. 10, 1996, the last day before the SP merged into the UP, an RVASM climbs east through Gilluly with a trio of Rio Grande SD40T-2 helpers cut into the 72 car train.
On a beautiful summer morning at the former Rio Grande Gilluly Horseshoe, SP's Roseville to Alton & Southern manifest grinds upgrade with 72 cars on Aug. 31, 1996. The train still has 700 feet of ... (more)
A light rain falls near the summit of Tennessee Pass as the filthy lead unit and two sisters fight the last mile of 3% grade at Mitchell with an eastbound Roseville to Alton & Southern manifest. ... (more)