A Santa Fe San Diegan passes the distinctive mission-style station at San Juan Capistrano as it heads to Los Angeles from San Diego. The famed mission (where the swallows return each sprin... (more)
Having just conquered the Tehachapi Mountains (on trackage shared with the SP), Santa Fe SD45-2 5596 passes the Kern Junction Tower and is back on home rails as the train heads west.
Two U33Cs, and SD45T-2 and and SD45 have stalled while pulling a freight upgrade at Bealville, in the Tehachapi Mountains in southern California. Help is on the way...
SP SD45T-2 6768 is ex-SP 9501, nee-SP 9171
Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8256 heads into the hole at Hiland, the summit of the SP's Palmdale Cutoff over southern California's Cajon Pass, on January 21, 1984, as the train heads west out of West ... (more)
Southern Pacific SD40 7342 (ex-8470) prepares to assist 4-8-4 4449 over Cuesta Grade as the power backs onto the excusion in San Luis Obispo, CA, on June 20, 1984.
Santa Fe F45 5939 (ex-1939) leads a westbound piggyback train past the old passenger station in San Bernardino, CA, on June 29, 1977.
Excursion returning to Chattanooga
Looks like the sanders have been pretty active!
Lots of locomotives!
Coming around the horseshoe curve...and a self-portrait
Note broken rail at bottom right
