UP 6333 south holds at the end of double track at Caliente for a Northbound traffic.

DPU GE C44AC 6524 pushes on a westbound manifest through Ripon Ca.

Tucked away in the house track at Saco, is UP 6399 with the EC-4.

Just south of Famoso finds a southbound UP intermodal racing down the last remaining miles of it's journey down California's Central Valley before arriving at Bakersfield.

A baretable train heads south on the Shasta Route, led by a former Erie Lackawanna SDP45 that had been remanufactured by Morrison-Knudsen.

LA Times Delivery. After printing newspapers at its Olympic Blvd. location since it was built in 1988, the LA Times itself announced in late 2022 that the plant will shut down in 2024. The ... (more)

Westbound, I think, just can't figure out just where.

WB before the grade separation was built here.

I didn't look but it may have been "Taco Tuesday" at Del Taco. I think it was five tacos for $1.25 or so. The weather was sweet, so it was great to kick back, munch and wait until anot... (more)

UP was a kick to watch for locomotive fans in the 1970s. In addition to a variety of pool power, UP had the most diverse EMD offerings around. Here GP30 825 leads a trio of power on an engine trac... (more)

UP GP38-2 leads an SD40-2 and 2 SP SD45s on the northbound freight leaving Tacoma near Reservation Junction and climbing a short grade to the Puyallup River crossing on its way to Seattle. BN's do... (more)

SP rebuilt and renumbered a few SD35s late in their careers. Regrettably the program was not continued. This unit has been rode hard and put away wet as the horse folks are won't to say. Photo ... (more)

Showing the effects of a decade of service, an SP GP60 leads a lumber drag through the Sacramento River Canyon.

My favorite FP7 in the lead on the westbound Amtrak "San Francisco Zephyr" must be the result of some failure, mishap, or whatever.

Though this was not my favorite paint scheme, it was and still is my favorite film, and hey, I celebrated any time any SP unit got paint in the latter days. Photographer unknown (great job BTW). ... (more)