Two SP Baldwin switchers sit on the turntable tracks at the Salem roundhouse in August 1972. No. 1865 is a DRS-4-4-1000, while No. 2103 is an S12. SP purchased many Baldwin offerings, with most of... (more)
What a crazy consist to start 2017 with!! The previous night, Amtrak 14 departed Dunsmuir, CA and hit a rock slide just north of town, damaging the lead unit beyond use. Because of the incident, a... (more)
After a long and rainy winter in the Willamette Valley, UP 2575 leads the QPDRV (freight from Portland, OR to Roseville, CA) along 12th Street in Salem, OR on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Until the mid 1990s, it was common for Southern Pacific to run roadfreights in the Willamette Valley with solid sets of first generation power. A set of valley power pulls a westbound toward Eugen... (more)