Along California's coast, the skies can remain overcast all day (despite what the state's tourism board says). The gloom is more than made up for by Southern Pacific 4449's heavy black smoke as i... (more)
A Southern Pacific westbound, led by SD40T-2 8328, bisects the town of Lovelock, Nevada, on its way to Donner Pass and northern California on October 15, 1986.
A westbound Southern Pacific manifest passes the old passenger station (replaced with a brand new station in 2001) in Martinez, California, on September 25, 1986. The passengers are waiting for t... (more)
As the afternoon sun finally cuts through the autumn haze, Santa Fe GP60M 161 passes the passenger station in San Bernardino with a westbound double-stack train on November 18, 1990.
A quartet of SD45s (counting the Tunnel Motor) ease a westbound train downgrade through Caliente, California, as it completes its crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains.