It is the afternoon of May 10th, 1969 as Ross Rowland's High Iron Company's Gold Spike Special departs Southbound out of Ogden, UT, on the return trip to Salt Lake City. The passengers had attende... (more)

K-36 #483 is helping to get the Eastbound freight ready to leave Chama, August 29th, 1968 by putting on the caboose while the conductor hangs his marker lamps. This will be the last revenue freigh... (more)

#6 is just past Alta, passing the townsite of Towle. This day E8 #326 (formerly UP 929A) led all the way over the hill without the usual FP7 -- I guess the weather, in SP's mind anyway, was not "a... (more)

Amtrak #551 leads the way into San Jose as the Coast Starlight passes thru the now abandoned Newhall Yard. The white building on the left has given way to condos.

Returning to Durango on the Farmington Branch, Rio Grande #483 has stopped for water at Bondad, just across the New Mexico state line.

Rio Grande K-37 #498 is climbing out of Durango toward Bayfield with what would prove to be the last Eastbound revenue freight.

In June of 1967, DRGW #487 as helper and #483 as road engine, have just taken coal at the tipple located at Monero, several miles West of Chama. By the end of the following year, this section of r... (more)

SP 3028 is crossing 4th St. as it pulls out of the now gone 3rd and Townsend depot in San Francisco with commute #128. Another FM waits in the distance with Train #136. In the background, the exte... (more)

With the exception of the blue GN car, the Coast Starlight on this day was still an all SP train as it crosses Guadalupe Slough in Alviso (technically part of San Jose).

ex-SP, now belonging to Amtrak, #6453 is leading the Eastbound San Francisco Zephyr at Baxter. SP required Amtrak to use the F-units during "adverse weather" as they did not like the plows on the ... (more)

About half way to Magma Junction, the #5 made a stop for water at what was known as Desert Tank. The temperature was still hovering around 115 degrees.

#5 has just left Superior on its way to Magma Junction and the connection with the Southern Pacific. At this point the fireman opened the blow down and moistened the desert.

It is June of 1967 and the air temperature is 115 degrees as Magma Arizona #5 goes about switching the yards in Superior, Arizona, getting ready for a run down to Magma Junction. Although #5 was f... (more)

Union Pacific #956 is now working for Amtrak and will later become Amtrak #429.

Amtrak's E units did not last long on Donner Pass. They were not liked by SP crews or shop personnel. E8 #326 (formerly UP 929A) is pulling out of the East end of the long wooden snow shed at Nord... (more)