The sixth eastbound train on the Modoc Line after the SP/DRGW merger descends Viewland Hill near Wendel, California. Mothballed between Wendel and Alturas, California in January 1987, the Modoc wa... (more)

An eastbound lumber drag crosses the Madeline Plains on Southern Pacific's Modoc Line. Most of the traffic was off the Siskiyou in Plate C cars. This resulted in many trains with a nice, uniform ... (more)

An eastbound train on the Modoc Line descends the grade from Sage Hen summit into the Madeline Plains. The line had reopened to through traffic two days earlier.

The sixth through train on the reopened Modoc Line after the SP/DRGW merger reverses direction on Indian Camp Loop. This train is climbing from Likely to the summit at Sage Hen.

SP's UT04L local accelerates through Riverton with 35 cars for Geneva Steel. Today's power combo includes a GP40, a GP35, and a GP30. EMD's product line was well represented on the old Rio Grande.