Southern Pacific On The Cutoff
In classic SP style, SD40T-2 #8306 leads a westbound freight drag up the Palmdale Colton Cutoff between Dike and Canyon in Cajon Pass in 1984.
Southern Pacific in Tehachapi Pass
Westbound Southern Pacific SD40M-2 #8577 leads its train down the main at Woodford while an eastbound holds in the siding in 1997. I believe this particular unit retained all of its SP markings until at least 2006 in San Antonio, TX.
UP Wings at Cajon Creek - 2001
Eastbound on BNSF Main #1, APL double-stacks led by a trio of UP SD70Ms head for Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass 2001.
Amtrak Action in the Windy City
With downtown Chicago as a backdrop, Amtrak's Tr.#5, the California Zephyr, heads west before the start of the afternoon commuter rush behind a trio of GE P42DC's while heading under Roosevelt Road in 1997.
F45 Warbonnet on the "Loop"
Santa Fe's eastbound tonnage, led by SDF45 #5988, makes its way around Southern Pacific's Tehachapi Loop in Tehachapi Pass in 1984.
ATSF Geeps through Tehachapi Pass
Westbound through Caliente, CA, ATSF GP35u #2912 leads a string of GP's past a familiar camping spot below horseshoe curve on the way to Bakersfield and up the San Joaquin Valley in 1986.
SP light engines on the "Loop"
Returning light engine "helper" power led by SP SD40T-2 #8555 drifts westbound at the east switch Walong on the Tehachapi Loop in 1984.
Cajon Summit Action on Christmas Eve 1987
Christmas Eve 1987 finds a Santa Fe eastbound mixed freight pulling through a snowy Cajon Summit on the North Main of the 1st Subdivision led by EMD GP35u #2804.
Santa Fe San Bernardino "A" Yard
Looking east from the Mt. Vernon overpass, Santa Fe's "A" Yard in all its glory in 1990. Recently repainted SDFP45 #101 pauses for a crew change prior to a westbound dash on the San Bernardino Sub to Hobart Yard.
Santa Fe Warbonnets on the "Loop"
Santa Fe's eastbound tonnage, lead by C30-7 #8056, makes its way around Southern Pacific's Tehachapi Loop in Tehachapi Pass in 1984.
SP Canyon - Sullivan's Curve
Southern Pacific SD45 #8872 works eastbound down the Main through Cajon Pass' Sullivan's Curve area while a westbound with a bay window caboose pulls through Canyon Siding in 1986.
Observing the Daylight!
Bringing up the markers in Southern Pacific style, the neon glow of "Daylight" on the Appekunny Mountain observation car of the World's Fair Daylight is seen as the special races westbound through the open pastures at Callender on the SP Coastline in 1984.