A Capitol Corridor train has just passed the Santa Clara tower and is headed toward Sacramento. The car directly behind the engine is a rebuilt Superliner Coach now in Amtrak California service.
The sole survivor of Southern Pacific's Cab-Forward locomotives and the last new steam locomotive purchased by the SP rests silently at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.
SP 2467 is one of 3 surviving SP Pacific-type steam engines, all of which are in California and in various stages of restoration. SP 2467 was restored by the Pacific Locomotive Association in the ... (more)