McCould #38 is switching at Cayton, just North of Burney, the loading site for Dicalite. Dicalite was one of the two last customers on the McCloud. In fifty weeks, June 30th 2006, freight service ... (more)

We are just a few days away from the first anniversary of the last revenue freight on the McCloud which occurred June 30th, 2006. MCR #37 is seen approaching Bartle, where the line to Lookout lef... (more)

Amtrak 194, with the Snow Train in tow is crossing the site of the famous curved Secret Town trestle, built by the Central Pacific. It is believed the trestle is buried in the fill material. PV's ... (more)

SP 4449 is on hits way home after participating in the 50th Anniversary celebration for Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal. It has passed thru Weed and Climbing toward Grass Lake.

After climbing out of Ione, Amador Central #9 is about half-way back to its Eastern terminus of Martell, just North of Jackson. After operating later as the Amador Foothills, the railroad is now ... (more)

SP 9085 Westbound thru Palisade, Nevada where the SP once connected with the Eureka and Palisade. The SP depot was in the grove of trees to the right of track and the E&P facilites were further o... (more)

EMD SD70 is working a Westbound coal train thru Floriston two years before hordes of yellow SD70's would populate Donner Pass. #7001 is lashed up with three of SP's tunnel motors

The last rays of light were just enough to catch SP GP9 #3471 with F7 #6392 passing thru Alviso (part of San Jose) in 1971. #6392 would become the next to the last F7 on the SP with only #6432 las... (more)

Kodachrome GP9 3778 was working the beet loading station at Sargent, just South of Gilroy, in the Fall of 1989. The geep still wears the so called "Kodachrome" paint scheme of the aborted Southern... (more)

Heading back to Santa Cruz from Davenport, #2872 has the cement loads and coal empties in tow as it approaches Scaroni Rd. At the time, SP would not allow six axle power past Santa Cruz so the cr... (more)

SP's Santa Cruz local, lead by GP9 3841 has stopped next to the Boardwalk while the crew goes to get some food. The Boardwalk security guards are less than pleased at the presence of the train.

Climbing out of Truckee toward Donner Pass, Amtrak #111 (ex SP 6447) is leading the Reno Fun Train West back to Oakland. Second unit #123 (ex SP 6461) was relettered but was never repainted befor... (more)

Amtrak F40 #341 is leading the Westbound California Zephyr thru Yuba Gap. The train itself is strung out over "Streamliner Curve", so named because it was the location where SP's City of San Franc... (more)

After dropping a cut of cars at Gato, #498 has wyed and is taking water prior to a cab-hop back to Durango.

Making its station stop in San Jose, SP's Southbound Lark is being worked by both the baggage crews and the RPO workers before continuing on South. SP FP7 #6460 is leading, it would later be damag... (more)