Making their last trip on the Shasta Route, SP's Morrison-Knudsen locomotives spend Christmas 1987 parked in Klamath Falls. The units were nicknamed "Popsicles" for their orange hues.
The Rio Grande/Southern Pacific hookup is symbolized by this westbound lumber drag passing Mount Shasta.
One of SP's first RoadRailer trains heads for Los Angeles.
Added at Black Butte for dynamic braking, SP 7399 leads the Louisiana World's Fair Daylight around Cantara Loop. Seven years later, SP would have a very nasty derailment here.
An inspection special rolls south on the Shasta Route.
A westbound lumber drag heads toward Dunsmuir on the Shasta Route. This location on the shoulder of US 97 is a great place for catching trains and Mount Shasta.
CORP switches out the interchange with UP's Shasta Route at Black Butte.
An Edmonton to Roseville manifest drops through the reverse curves near Bolam on the flank of Mt. Shasta.
Espee's first two SD70Ms head for Los Angeles with the Pacific Coast Express. The train is crossing the Salt Creek Arm of Lake Shasta.
Shortly after the Swift RoadRailer train between Portland and LA shifted from UP to BNSF, a southbound train detours on UP's Shasta Route. For a few weeks, the RoadRailer trailers rode on flatcars... (more)
A Roger Puta Photograph
An NRHS excursion departs Redding for Portland. The huge Redding Trestle marks the beginning of the Shasta Dam line change.
Amtrak's Coast Starlight rolls northward on Mt. Shasta's flanks during Memorial Day weekend 1995. Within days, the stylish GEs on the Starlights would be replaced by Genesis units.