Helpers starting up on a windy morning as they prepare for the light move over Cuesta Grade to assist a loaded unit oil train over the hill. Thanks for leading the way Cal Poly Matt!

Just past the Horseshoe, the helpers are approaching the southbound SOALC-11 UP Customers Special waiting in the hole at Chorro.

Two out of three unpatched SP SD40M-2's ain't bad. From this angle, it still looks like SP dominates the coastline 8 years after the UP merger!

Light helpers in the last sunlight of the day whining up Cuesta to make my day - big time.

Before they got patched to HLCX lease numbers, two of the three ex-Trona RR SD45-2's on lease to the UP were assigned to SLO as the Cuesta helpers.