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  1. 1233 at the floodgates

    1233 at the floodgates

    Former Southern Pacific 0-6-0 number 1233 crosses the floodgates for the Sacramento River near West Sacramento, California in October of 1996. Should the river become swollen, these gates will open into the flat floodplain and onto part of the Yolo Shortline's main.
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    • 0-6-0 1233 california locomotive pacific sacramento shortline southern steam west yolo
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  2. Rolling to Hollister

    Rolling to Hollister

    The Southern Pacific "Hollister Local" rolls towards its namesake city in September of 1996. The local has drawn a single GP40-2 for the flat and slow run on the Hollister Branch.
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    • benito branch california county farms gp40-2 hollister pacific san southern
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    • Category: Western United States
  3. SP Caboose to Permanente

    SP Caboose to Permanente

    Southern Pacific caboose 4754 trails on the "Permanente Local" near Los Gatos, California in September of 1995. These were my first B&W negs, and were bullet proof after some extra development in D-76!
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    • branch caboose california gatos los pacific permanente southern vasona
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    • Category: Western United States
  4. GP60's in my shadow

    GP60's in my shadow

    Cotton Belt 9664 roars up the 3% grade near Cupertino, California with the Southern Pacific "Permanente Local" in September of 1995. Lest I forgot that my shadow was beneath the train! Also from my first roll of B&W ever.
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    • belt branch california cotton gp60 pacific permanente southern vasona
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    • Category: Western United States
  5. E's on the doubletrack

    E's on the doubletrack

    Union Pacific 951 takes a business special up the Coast Line at Carandero just a few miles from Gilroy, California. The E's still took charge of the business specials as seen here in April of 2001.
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    • 951 california carnadero coast e-units e9a gilroy line pacific special union
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  6. Oops in the Dunsmuir yard

    Oops in the Dunsmuir yard

    A BNSF detour manifest creeps through the yard at Dunsmuir, California in August of 2001. An earlier UP freight has left a present inside the UP yard on this morning! :p
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    • bnsf burlington california dash-9 dunsmuir fe northern pacific pumpkin santa union
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    • Category: Western United States
  7. Down the gulch at Wilder

    Down the gulch at Wilder

    The Union Pacific "Santa Cruz Local" whines with dynamic brakes as it rolls into a gulch at Wilder Ranch in March of 2006. The local is about four miles from its namesake city.
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    • branch california county cruz gp40-2 pacific santa union wilder
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    • Category: Western United States
  8. Some oil cans in daylight

    Some oil cans in daylight

    Southern Pacific 371 leads the outbound "oil cans" at Bradley, California in November of 2000. The big AC4400CW is lugging this oil unit train from the Mobil wells at Wunpost to the port at Long Beach. The train is often elusive in daylight, often running the length of the Coast Line...
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    • ac400cw bradley california coast county line monterey pacific southern union
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    • Category: Editors Choice Gallery
  9. Canada visits Menlo Park

    Canada visits Menlo Park

    Canadian Pacific FP7 number 1400 makes a run down the San Francisco Peninsula at Menlo Park, California in November of 2000. The CP varnish was on tour to promote Canadian tourism, and presented a rare chance to see a working f-unit on the Peninsula.
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    • california caltrain canadian cp depot fp7 menlo pacific park rail southern
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    • Category: Editor's Favorite Photos
  10. Zephyr rolls by Hirschdale

    Zephyr rolls by Hirschdale

    Amtrak #6, the "California Zephyr" makes time as it's late through Hirschdale, California on the Donner Pass route. Amtrak's Zephyrs have been notorious for being late.
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    • amtrak california donner hirschdale pacific pass river roseville sub truckee union zephyr
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  11. Potash down Donner

    Potash down Donner

    A solid train of potash rolls down the slopes of the Sierra Nevada at Casa Loma, California in October of 2006. Union Pacific's route over Donner Pass will become much more active in the future once the tunnel improvements are made.
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    • california casa donner loma nevada pacific pass roseville sierra sub union
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    • Category: Western United States
  12. Why settle for one Pacific?

    Why settle for one Pacific?

    A rarity. Two identical Southern Pacific 4-6-2's are steamed up at the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in January of 2003. This would be the last steam event held at the San Francisco, California location. The 2472 has moved to Niles Canyon, and the 2467 is housed inside the railroad museum in...
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    • 2467 2472 4-6-2 association california francisco gate golden hunters locomotive museum pacific point railroad san shipyard southern
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  13. C&NW cars on CalTrain

    C&NW cars on CalTrain

    A set of ex-Chicago & Northwestern gallery cars pull up to the San Antonio stop in Mountain View, California in June of 2001. These old C&NW gallery cars pinch hit for CalTrain's own coaches. CalTrain's gallery cars were being rebuilt by Alstom during that year.
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    • & california caltrain cars chicago francisco gallery mountian northwestern peninsula san view
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  14. No longer a man's job

    No longer a man's job

    This was unheard of in the Southern Pacific's days of commuter trains. A female CalTrain conductor validates tickets inside one of the old Chicago & Northwestern gallery cars in June of 2001. Lots of women are now serving aboard the commuter trains as conductors or assistant conductors. Even...
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    • california caltrain conductor female francisco san
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    • Category: Human Interest Photos
  15. SP SD70M's at Sargent

    SP SD70M's at Sargent

    SP 9817 leads a northbound intermodal at Sargent, California in June of 2000. What I wouldn't give for a time machine right now. UP just eliminated through freights on the Coast Line, and has plugged the sidings with stored cars.
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    • california coast intermodal line pacific sargent sd70m southern
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    • Category: Western United States
  16. Deadhead California car

    Deadhead California car

    Forgive the unremarkable photo of a remarkable event. Was riding the Southwest Chief on May 11, 2009. Noticed the new California car bringing up the rear. Had to wait for the Fort Madison, Iowa smoker's stop to get this grab shot. I guess that's how they get the newly manufactured coaches to...
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    • california chief deadhead- southwest
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    • Category: Amtrak and other US Passenger Trains
  17. Triple steam at Hearst

    Triple steam at Hearst

    Union Pacific 844 pauses for photos with Southern Pacific 2472 and Robert Dollar Company number 3 at Hearst siding, near Sunol, California.
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    • 2472 3 844 california canyon company dollar hearst niles oakland pacific railway robert southern sub union
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    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  18. Unlimited Power on the Margarita

    Unlimited Power on the Margarita

    Three GP40-2's take the southbound "Santa Margarita Turn" past produce fields near San Ardo, California in August of 2000. The three geeps will have no problem handling the one car train today. ;)
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    • ardo california coast line pacific salinas san union valley
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    • Category: Western United States
  19. Salinas River and the Margarita

    Salinas River and the Margarita

    A pair of pure Southern Pacific GP40-2's lead the "Santa Margarita Turn" past Harlem on the Coast Sub in November of 2000. Some fall colors dot the river as it winds down the valley to Santa Margarita. Harlem is about four miles south of Soledad, California.
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    • california coast harlem line pacific river salinas soledad southern valley
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Western United States
  20. Pausing at the wye

    Pausing at the wye

    The Union Pacific "Santa Cruz Local" engineer switches cabs while paused at the wye in Santa Cruz, California yesterday. The train had a real "heritage" mix of Rio Grande, Western Pacific, and Southern Pacific locomotives. :)
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    • branch california cruz pacific santa southern union wye
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    • Category: Western United States


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