A set of Southern Pacific power makes a move at the west switch of Mount Hebron siding. This location is on the Black Butte Subdivision between Klamath Falls and Dunsmuir.

A Southern Pacific freight heads east along the "beautiful" Los Angeles River on the Union Pacific's Los Angeles Sub, which it uses to head south ("railroad east") through this part of downtown Lo... (more)

After 22 miles of downgrade from the summit near Grass Lake siding, this eastbound intermodal train has hit the Butte Valley floor at Mount Hebron. At the time, doublestacks on the Shasta Route we... (more)

Sneaking By At Sunset. The crew of Union Pacific Railroad YLA51 was relieved by YLA61 for the interchange job with the LA Junction Railway on April 6, 2022, and departed with just a bit of ... (more)

Weed sprayer tied down at the Ice Deck at Loma Linda.

Imagine my surprise when during a furtive little drive and a "hardy hi you silver" found this beast sitting, waiting for its run. Got him on the road and the sun was great, but on the wrong side... (more)

Bringing up the markers – literally – on a westbound Southern Pacific freight is SP C50-7 4626. Built by Pacific Car & Foundry from April to August 1978, this bay-window caboose was only few ... (more)

The southbound Guadalupe local rolls down the beach at Emma Wood State Park in Ventura, on the Santa Barbara Subdivision. Highway 101 runs along the shelf on the right.

The LSF51 Local which died on hours being stored on an abandoned section of track of the Dumbarton Junction

Over two and a half years after Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, you could still see lots of Espee. Having just crossed the Oregon/California state line, a solid set of tunnel motors with ... (more)

BLUE CUT CA Sept 7 1983 — Union Pacific SD40-2 3474 rolls through Blue Cut in Cajon Pass. EMD built the unit (b/n 776088-70) in May 1978. My photo.

A north bound UP intermodal drifts down the Tehachapi grade and around the horseshoe curve in Keene, CA while the setting winter afternoon sun glows the rocks along the hillside.

CAJON PASS CA Sept 7 1983 — Union Pacific SD40-2 3720 leads a TOFC-COFC train. EMD built the unit (b/n 796297-62) in February 1980 and retired it on December 28 2000. Corrections, additions welc... (more)

The UP Breast Cancer unit is looking pretty rough leading a train around Tehachapi Loop.

UP 5920 makes switching moves and is backing down to it's train at West Colton.