The 1979 Pacific Railroad Society "Mountain Outin" passenger special, with Amtrak SDP40F 518 and Amtrak 517, is rolling westbound towards Bakersfield through Cable, when suddenly Cotton Belt 9295 ... (more)

SP 9234 West meets an eastbound shy of a crossover west of Indio, CA, on the Sunset Route. The westbound's conductor is out of sight to the right of the photo giving the eastbound a roll-by. As th... (more)

SP 9177 East, a long manifest that takes up the entire horseshoe and then some, exits Allard as it attacks the grade here at the Tejon Ranch with the assistance of a three-unit helper. In the days... (more)

Coming off the summit of Tehachapi Pass, SP 6863 East rides the hogbacks at Eric as it approaches the narrow canyon or "defile" at Cameron that will take it to the Mojave Desert. In the ... (more)

A late running Coast Starlight coming off the Suisun Bay Bridge into Martinez, CA on the way to LA.

This SP freight has left Caliente behind and is climbing towards Tunnel 1 on Tehachapi Pass.

The east end of NRE's yard in Silvis always has interesting stuff about, and with a ex-SSW tunnel motor and some ex-CP SD40-2s, this day is no different.

IR tunnel motor 9238 rests in Ottawa.

Out on the high desert of eastern Utah on the Rio Grande. Not a Rio Grande locomotive in site. As Southern Pacific SD45T-2 9314 leads 3 GP60's as they race westbound across the desert.

Westbound empties roll along the Colorado River between Radium and State Bridge, CO.

Three trains are seen in this view! SP 9179 heads West on the main at Canyon while SP 8561 waits at the East end of the siding. In the background, a Santa Fe train heads Eastbound on the North M... (more)

On a hot afternoon in August 1988, SP 9380 East, a long drag that appears tp have originated in the Pacific Northwest, climbs through the giant s-curve on the approach to tunnel 2. Cut in mid-trai... (more)

In a light rain, SP 9337 West heads into the north siding at Woodford for a meet with an uphill. Until the 1980s, Woodford sported two through sidings, but then SP took out the connection to the m... (more)

A four-unit set of SP power helps a stalled Santa Fe 991 train up the steep grade at tunnel 10 on Tehachapi Pass. The 991 was Santa Fe's hottest eastbound train over the mountain, and the dispatch... (more)

SSW (Cotton Belt) SD45T-2 9404, Milwaukee Road GP40 2014, SP SW1500 2753, and SP GP9 3785 at SP Yard Ennis, Texas. An original Kodachrome slide, from my collection.