Santa Fe 5960 West attacks the eastern slope of Ash Hill. In a couple of miles, the train will reach what used to be known as "Squaw Summit." That's what SP called it when they built thi... (more)

A Santa Fe eastbound passes huge stacks of used ties at Woodford. SP has recently replaced ties on a large stretch of the pass, and piled all of them here for disposition. With the increasing use ... (more)

A 991 train roars upgrade toward tunnel 3 as it heads east through the valley east of the long bore. On the point is a GP40X, one of 10 Santa Fe took delivery of. The 991 was one of the hottest tr... (more)

Looking down a tangent with tunnel 3 at our backs, Santa Fe 5963 West roars around the corner with a hot piggyback train in tow. The cowl on the point dawns the red, yellow, and black paint scheme... (more)

With monsoon storm clouds overhead and clear skies on the horizon, a hot eastbound pig train approaches the overpass of Old Route 66 at West Crookton. Generally speaking, Santa Fe kept her locomot... (more)

An ultra-long intermodal train wends its way through Franklin Canyon as it climbs a 1.0 percent grade. The train is heading west toward Richmond, where it will terminate. The next obstacle is tunn... (more)

Santa Fe 2756 East emerges from tunnel 5 with her diesel exhaust billowing skyward. The freight is fighting a heavy grade and almost constant curvature. It was not unusual to see GP30s on the poin... (more)

On a beautiful morning in November 1993, Santa Fe 5386 West, crosses the concrete trestle at the edge of Suisun Bay in Antioch, CA. The train is a hot 189 train out of Chicago, and is headed for R... (more)

BNSF 4762 East, an extra carrying military vehicle, passes the famous Route 66 sign in Kingman, AZ. The eastbound has just exited Kingman Canyon, and is now headed for the long tangent on the flat... (more)

SP 9234 West meets an eastbound shy of a crossover west of Indio, CA, on the Sunset Route. The westbound's conductor is out of sight to the right of the photo giving the eastbound a roll-by. As th... (more)

On a beautiful spring afternoon in 1985, Santa Fe 2963 West heads downhill through the sweeping curve just west of Collier in Franklin Canyon. Four-axle power still rules on some manifests such as... (more)

Near sunset, SP SDP45 No. 3202 leads a westbound freight into Stockton just after passing the beginning of double track at Acres. From here south all the way to the Lathrop wye, double track will ... (more)

SD70M No 4555 leads an eastbound stack train along the Cienega Wash as it passes beneath Track One. A big El Paso & Southwestern bridge carries that track over the wash. The stack train is passing... (more)

In the early days of the BNSF Railway, a Santa Fe B40-8W leads a westbound stack train at Park Moabi, CA, not far from the Arizona-California border. This is a very desolate but starkly beautiful ... (more)

Before delivering its coal loads to Davenport Cement, SP's Davenport Local cut off two of its four GP9s. Note the disrepair of the rail in the yard. The photographer remembers passing through this... (more)