Shot from the tower, we see a WB train with a unit demoted from passenger service doing its duty long after Amtrak bumped it off the cushy jobs. That's my old 1975 Datson pickup.

A wild set of road power heads to its train at West Colton yard.

John Santa Fe only owned 20 of the "basic" SD-40s. They came early in the production run and were always aesthetic favorites of mine due to their balance. This one is a little worse for wear but... (more)

It's afternoon and the experimentals are becoming more commonplace but are still somewhat unusual. In the morning I would take shots from the porch on the tower if my buddy Jay was working.

A typical 1970s Union Pacific lashup passes eastbound through Colton, California. UP DD35A 76 leads a DD35 (number 75B) and a GP30 on on April 27, 1978.

A very late Amtrak #1, the Sunset Limited passes through West Colton seen from the Pepper St overpass on a clear day in Southern California.

SP's special camera car 8799

A Roseville to West Colton manifest drops down of the Palmdale Cutoff in the late afternoon.

A Salt Lake City manifest makes its way into West Colton Yard, ending its journey.

UP 5598 shoves on the rear of a long West Colton to Roseville manifest as it begins its journey north, seen from the Pepper St overpass.

Ariving at West Colton, this coal trains Yermo crew will exit the train and hand it over to a Basin crew for the run to the Los Angeles harbor.

Eastbound stacks are about to pass under the railfan mecca that is the Pepper Street overpass at West Colton.

3 EMD SD40-2R's build a Roseville bound manifest as a Eastbound passes by on the main in the distance.

Power from the house is heading to its train bound for Texas, with a interesting concest by today's standards. Nice to see the SD60's out on the main line again.

UP 8491 was the locomotive 2nd to the lead on the southbound freight train that was involved in a head-on collision with Metrolink SCAX 855 on 09/12/08 in Chatsworth, CA.