Southern Pacific Kodachrome 7303 at the diesel service in the Tucson yard. Photo taken with permission.

Former Santa Fe (BNSF) 8630, with UP 5996, SP 8167, UP 5061 and SP 8607, waits for a crew before heading east out of the Tucson yard. Photo taken with permission.

A set of 4 Santa Fe engines sit at the diesel service area next to kodachrome SP 8286. Photo taken with permission.

A quiet night at the east end of the Tucson yard. Photo taken with permission.

UP 4126 accelerates east out of the Tucson yard with a long doublestack train. Photo taken with permission.

SP 6341 switches cars in the Tucson yard, which in this case included US Navy 65-00257 on a flat car. Didn't think I would see a US Navy engine rolling through the desert southwest. Photo taken ... (more)

Santa Fe 8147 sits in the Tucson yard. Photo taken with permission.

BNSF 4638 leads Iowa, Chicago & Eastern 6433 east through Tucson. Just another example of the interesting consists that rolled across the Sunset Route

Old NW2 1337 sits on a spur train in the Tucson yard while SP 7862 and Rio Grande 5375 roll past in the distance. Photo taken with permission.

Another beautiful Arizona sunset in Tucson as UP 7887 idles in the yard. Photo taken with permission.

SP 7297 leads BN 8088, BN b-unit 4040 and BN 8137 east out of the Tucson yard. Photo taken with permission.

SP 8330 leads SP 7375, RG 3125, RG 3113, RG 3127 and RG 3069 east past the old coaling tower located in downtown Tucson. Soon the train will be making a crew change in the Tucson yard, and then h... (more)

Pool power was rather common on the Sunset Route in Tucson, and sometimes I would see a train with more than an ample amount of power. Here is UP 4816 west, followed by UP 3293, UP 5584, UP 9417,... (more)

GMTX 2602 and UP 1415 wait to do more switching in the Tucson yard. GMTX 2602 is the former CSX 2102. Photo taken with permission.

UP 4595 sits with CSX and CP power on the balloon track near the west end yard office in Tucson. Photo taken with permission.