There had been no regular passenger trains thru Agnew since the very early 60's. With the coming of Amtrak, the Daylight/Starlight was now running to Oakland on the old South Pacific Coast. The Ag... (more)

After an all night run up thr coast from LA Pacific Rail Society's special is heading to Reno with #6453 on the point. Seen passing the Martinez Depot

It was around 4AM as the last WP California Zephyr was readied to head West from Elko, Nevada at the SP station in downtown. The last Eastward Zephyr had left several hours earlier. Today, all tra... (more)

Arriving under a beautiful LA sky, SP #6451 (along with GP9 #3009 and FP7 #6454) arrive in Los Angeles

Pacific Locomotive Association's "Truckee Limited" would be the last chartered excursion operated by the SP. It is seen passing the snowshed complex at Norden on the way East. The following Saturd... (more)

Inbound on Germantown Ave., PCC #2093 is one of several PCC's upgraded by SEPTA in the early 80's. It would later be sold to a group in Colorado Springs for a proposed but as yet unbuilt "heritage... (more)

Former SP #6446, now Amtrak #110 is arriving at the old SP depot in Martinez with the Westbound San Joaquin.

Amtrak FP7 #123 (ex-SP #6461) is leading the Eastbound San Joaquin over the fire damaged trestle at Middle River. #123 was the only SP FP7 which never wore Amtrak paint.

WP 804D is being redied to take the next the last WP "California Zephyr" West from Salt Lake City to Oakland on a very cold Friday night, March 20th, 1970

Only about three months remained in the life of the Southern Pacific as AC4400CW rolled Westbound past Rocky Point (or American). #232 was among the last group of locomotives that would be purcha... (more)

SP GP60 #9624, working with B39-8 #8027, is passing thru the San Joaquin Valley town of Modesto in May of 1992. Out of sight to the right is SP's Modesto depot.

SP rebuilt SD40R has emerged from Tunnel #17 West of Newcastle on the #2 track. Three SD40T2's and an SD45 make up the rest of the lash-up.

SP "tunnel motor" #6795 is at what is known as "Streamliner Curve" at Yuba Gap, so named as it was here the "The City of San Francisco" became snowbound in January of 1952. The SP, under President... (more)

The tender of #498 is being filled at La Jara, CO, while #484 waits its turn. The train is on its way to Antonito then on the Chama, New Mexico with drilling pipe eventually bound for Farmington, ... (more)

Although newer power in the form of SDP40F's would arrive later in the year, in January of 1974 it was still former UP E units and an SP FP7 providing power for Train #5, the San Francisco Zephyr.... (more)