They really were clean once and there once were fields here. "They took paradise and put up a parking lot". California.

Eastbound train arriving with a unit with mismatched trucks.

Early morning light shines into the cab of UP 844 as they get the event for the 100th anniversary of the yard set up.

Unrebuilt and grimy this unit is just shuffling to another track.

I've always found the rare and oddball units to be more interesting and these visited our area every weekend. I wish someone would build an SD-30 just for grins.

First EMD railroad units with lo noses and as I recall first in bloody nose paint were these. I still find it odd that SP with all it's rebuilds never chopped a nose.

Just another switcher, probably in town for periodic maintenance.

For some reasons these were just beautifully proportioned. This one is eastbound.

Unrebuilt version of the my nominee for the best diesel ever built. They're not my favorite from the railfan standpoint but from the business standpoint and historical standpoint, I'd say one sho... (more)

Man those were the days, good job, a great apartment, a Taco Bell and Winchells within walking distance and a five mile drive to Roseville.

From the first order of locomotives built with low noses.

A couple of old relics trundle through the yard.

FIVE (count em, FIVE!!!) SD9043MAC's have pulled out from the shops and head to the yard to connect to the QRVNPP, for a trip over Donner.

An UP hot stack train heads north out of the UP yard in Roseville, CA under the town land mark arch bridge. The lone unit in the lead is a new, and very clean GE. They is one more GE on the rear... (more)

Working remotely in the Roseville's City Yard.