Southern Pacific's East St. Louis to Oakland intermodal cruises west through Riverton on Cinco de Mayo, 1992.

SP's Kansas City to Oakland Forward ascends Cherry Hill near Kaysville. Along the west side of the right of way is the Viking (horse) Ranch at Burton Lane and beyond that, the east shore of the Gr... (more)

A Southern Pacific freight climbs Cherry Hill on UP's Salt Lake Subdivision near Farmington. The Lagoon theme park's 'Sky Scraper' ferris wheel is visible just above the second EMD.

SP's East St. Louis to Oakland intermodal tops Cherry Hill on UP's Salt Lake Subdivision approaching Kaysville. The ESOAT's conductor is utilizing the cab armrest as a recliner.

Here's one of my favorite images of the Southern Pacific Railroad from the early 1990s. For a short time, before the hundreds of new and rebuilt units arrived from MPI, GE and EMD, the SP was in t... (more)

Used often for local business until the RP20GE arrived.

As the sun sets behind the nearby Oquirrh Mountains, two Cotton Belt GP60s haul the RODVT east through Riverton, Utah.

A pair of Cotton Belt B40-8s lead the Oakland to Chicago Forwarder east through Sutro approaching Spanish Fork Canyon.

New SSW (Cotton Belt) #9621 built by Electro-Motive Canada. 35mm slide from my collection, photographer Dave Stowe.

Cotton Belt B36-7 7771 is seen on the whisker tracks around the turntable in Los Angeles' large Taylor Yard on September 21st, 1981. This GE diesel was involved in a wreck in Moscow, Texas, on Ap... (more)

12,000 horsepower is at work as a quartet of four-year-old Cotton Belt GP40-2s, led by SSW 7657, kicks up dust as they pull a piggyback train through City of Industry, California, on April 1st, 19... (more)

While returning from a family vacation to Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, we spotted a train stopped in front of the Evanston depot. As we approached the head end power, I became speechless! ... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 6 had some interesting substitute power on May 23, 1992, cruising east through the Salt Lake Valley approaching Riverton.

A westbound SP manifest makes its way around the Allard Horseshoe surrounded by the beautiful rolling grassland of the Tejon Ranch.