The roar of power is impressive as a southbound UP manifest negotiates Tehachapi Loop, passing the south end of Walong siding before the second main track was laid between here and Marcel.

BNSF 5323 South is threading the needle of Tehachapi Loop on an April morning.

Southern Pacific 4-8-8-2 cab forward 4114 is seen at Los Angeles California in 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Western Pacific 2-8-8-2 number 257 is seen at Portola California in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

In 1968, work was underway to build the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) through Pasadena and Arcadia (necessitating the removal of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's depot in Santa Anita, ... (more)

The Union Pacific Railroad agreed to buy the Missouri Pacific Railroad on January 8, 1980. Lawsuits filed by competing railroads delayed approval of the merger until September 13, 1982. After the ... (more)

On the final day of diesel service on the Caltrain corridor north of San Jose, a double header of F40 locomotives (920 and 917) leads train 410 past the Bayshore station on the way to Gilroy. This... (more)

Caltrain Stadler KISS EMU 310, looking factory fresh, glides into the Santa Clara station on the second day of fully electric service on the Bay Area railroad.

UP local LRS99 out of Stockton is bound for A.L. Gilbert Co. at Keyes Ca

A BNSF priority intermodal train races east at Empire Ca.

A pair of RP20BD units move cuts of cars at Empire Ca.

Kelso California in 1926. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The Winter of 1981 was a dry one, as evidenced by the lack of greenery in the Tehachapi Mountains as an eastbound Santa Fe freights winds through Cable, location of one of the many passing sidings... (more)

San Joaquin Valley Railroad GP38-2 3818, looking a bit ragged due to all the graffiti adorning it, was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in November 1973 as Colorado & Western 2001. ... (more)

In an ultra wide composition, a south bound Union Pacific intermodal rumbles its way slowly up through a deep cut, just below the famous Tehachapi loop, in the upper Tehachapi mountains on a warm ... (more)