Eastbound between Pleasanton and Livermore, WP F7 914A with two "B" units is leading a pig train into the early morning sun in July 0f 1966

E9 #912 pulling out of Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal in March of 1971, less than two months before the coming of Amtrak would bring and end to the UP streamliner.

In February of 1968, an excursion was operated from Richmond, CA to Stockton and return pulled by two of Santa Fe's ALCO PA units. The are seen here at Knightsen as they are backing up in preparat... (more)

Santa Fe's Eastbound "San Francisco Chief" is pulling into the Stockton, CA, depot. On the adjacent track is the excursion train that was operated to mark the "Last Run of an ALCO PA". It has al... (more)

Passing Terminal Tower, UP 952 has the City of Los Angeles in tow as it arrives at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal.

Less than two months remain until Amtrak will assume operation of most of the long distance trains. UP E9 #952 has just arrived with the "City of Los Angeles" as Santa Fe #46 waits in the distance... (more)

Arriving under a beautiful LA sky, SP #6451 (along with GP9 #3009 and FP7 #6454) arrive in Los Angeles

Although newer power in the form of SDP40F's would arrive later in the year, in January of 1974 it was still former UP E units and an SP FP7 providing power for Train #5, the San Francisco Zephyr.... (more)

After taking part in the 50th anniversay celebration for Los Angeles Union Station, 4449 pulled a special out of Oakland to Sacramento. Most rail facilities in this photo are now gone as the repla... (more)

After the WP's portion of the California Zerphyr was abandoned, the trains locomotives entered freight service. Some also lost their numbers as seen with 916D. As a Zephyr unit, it was 804D. The l... (more)

It is November of 1971, the so called "Rainbow Era" of Amtrak is underway as SP power leads cars from the UP, GN, BN, SP (their home built dome car), and CB&Q. The scene is at the West end of the ... (more)

Ready to leave San Diego for LA, an Amtrak San Diegan sports mostly Santa Fe equipment, the Amtrak lettered combine the only outward indication that this is no longer a Santa Fe train. An REA Expr... (more)

Still running as train #102, Amtrak's City of San Francisco (later to be the San Francisco Zephyr and train 5 & 6) is arriving at Denver Union Station behind an A-B-A set of E-units.

Almost two years into Amtrak's existence, the former Santa Fe "San Diegan" service is a mixture of equipment. The Santa Fe F and a mix of Santa Fe and Southern Pacific cars rest at San Diego's dep... (more)

Union Pacific #956 is now working for Amtrak and will later become Amtrak #429.