Espee's first rebuilt SD45T-2 is dead as a doornail at Dunsmuir. Before it departs on a train for Medford, the Roundhouse Foreman has stopped by to try and breathe some life into the motor.
Holy Grail of the Past - To see former untouched SP SD45T-2's still making revenue freight runs in 2017 is worth any drive for a railfan, and in my case over 1300 miles. Along with a former Utah R... (more)
A tired looking tunnel motor and mates lug a long train of lumber empties up the Modoc Line toward Oregon.
Historical Family ConnectionsA Southern Pacific freight, led by Cotton Belt SD45T-2 9165, passes through the Shell Oil Refinery (where my father worked during World War II) as it ro... (more)
Fresh from rebuilding in Sacramento, an SD45T-2 breaks in on the Siskiyou Line.
One of the first trains on the Modoc Line after the SP/Rio Grande merger descends the grade eastbound from Sage Hen. The last train ran here in summer 1997; this is now a hiking trail.
A Roger Puta Photograph
An eastbound train on the Modoc Line is approaching the crew change at Wendel. The line had reopened to through traffic three days earlier when Rio Grande and SP merged.
Exiting the Tunnel. A Roger Puta Photograph
Ottawa and Montreal trains combining then heading for Toronto. A Roger Puta Photograph
A westbound train on the Modoc Line crests the grade up Howard's Gulch at Ambrose. From here to tie-up at Klamath Falls, it is all downhill or level.
A trio of newly-rebuilt T-2s are eastbound on a Siskiyou Line cab hop. They are passing the photogenic barn at Rock Point, Oregon.