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  1. Here Comes The Daylight!

    Here Comes The Daylight!

    The World's Fair Daylight departs Santa Barbara with Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 in charge of the westbound special. March 21, 1937 marked the inaugural run of the westbound Coast Daylight, Train #99. June 19, 1984 marked the final "unofficial" run of Train #99.
  2. SP Coming Through ATSF Summit!

    SP Coming Through ATSF Summit!

    An eastbound Southern Pacific container train, led by an SD45T-2, detours over the Santa Fe and takes the sweeping curve into Cajon Summit on the 1st Subdivision in 1986.
  3. East Meets West at Woodford

    East Meets West at Woodford

    Santa Fe SuperFleet Warbonnet units take the mainline westbound through Woodford while Blue and Yellow units hold the siding in the late afternoon sun in Tehachapi Pass in 1995.
  4. Super Fleet Warbonnets Summit Bound

    Super Fleet Warbonnets Summit Bound

    Santa Fe #160 leads an A-A-A-A set of red/silver GP60M warbonnet power on this eastbound TOFC train through the sweeping curve into Cajon Summit in Cajon Pass on March 30, 1991.
  5. Santa Fe Over Tehachapi Summit

    Santa Fe Over Tehachapi Summit

    On a cold and overcast March morning on Tehachapi Summit, a Santa Fe GP60M leads a westbound TOFC train down the Pass in 1991.
  6. Fresh Blue and Yellow - Santa Fe Style

    Fresh Blue and Yellow - Santa Fe Style

    A sharp-looking set of Santa Fe blue and yellow warbonnet freight power, led by SD45 #5402, heads for San Bernardino through Ono on Cajon Pass' Cajon Sub on March 30, 1991. With red and silver warbonnets arriving on the property, it was nice to see a solid set of vintage power.
  7. Heading for Blue Cut

    Heading for Blue Cut

    Santa Fe SD40-2 #5177 west rounds the big curve heading into the narrow canyon of Blue Cut on the First District's South Track in Cajon Pass in 1984.
  8. Santa Fe Felice Navidad

    Santa Fe Felice Navidad

    Santa Fe F7A #312L sends you all a Christmas Greeting from Uncle John Santa Fe.
  9. Santa Fe  Show

    Santa Fe Show

    A stack train and a work train with its caboose both waiting for there turn for the light to go down the single main south thru Edmonds.
  10. Warbonnets Along the Beach

    Warbonnets Along the Beach

    Former Santa Fe, now BNSF SD75M, #8238 leads this westbound freight from San Diego along the Pacific Ocean shoreline through San Clemente in 2003.
  11. Bakersfield, Before The Hill!

    Bakersfield, Before The Hill!

    Santa Fe 3751 cools her tires after making the run down California's San Joaquin Valley after completing her appearance at RailFair '99 in Sacramento. She'll make the run over Tehachapi Pass in sunlight only as far as Caliente which made for some pretty interesting audio-video opportunities.
  12. Hot Rail s/b @ Vader, Washington

    Hot Rail s/b @ Vader, Washington

    Burlington Northern Santa Fe's M-EVEVAW (Manifest - Everett, Wash. to Vancouver, Wash.) is pickem' and puttin' them down as he roars past me on Main #1. The high green for a n/b on Main #2 is a grainer that he is going to meet about 4-5 miles down the line towards Castle Rock, Washington.
  13. Amtrak @ Kalama, Washington

    Amtrak @ Kalama, Washington

    Amtrak's Coast Starlight is coasting through a curve at Kalama, Washington (MP 109 - Seattle Sub). Today's consist has the Amtrak #115, 120 & 507. Two of the three are 'normal' engines used in pool service on the Coast Starlight Long distance trains.
  14. Northbound

    Northbound

    A northbound manifest pulling out of Interbay yardwith a Santa Fe on point.
  15. Wrapped Around Stein's Hill

    Wrapped Around Stein's Hill

    Westbound Santa Fe freight led by U36C #8769 decends Cajon's steep 3% grade approaching Drawbar Flats in 1984 around Stein's Hill named for famed railroad photographer Richard Steinheimer.
  16. Santa Fe Blue and Yellow through Devore

    Santa Fe Blue and Yellow through Devore

    Santa Fe C30-7 #8090 leads a mixed freight down the 1st District in 1984 westbound through Devore in lower Cajon Pass.
  17. Wrapped Around Stein's Hill

    Wrapped Around Stein's Hill

    A westbound Santa Fe freight decends Cajon's steep 3% grade approaching Drawbar Flats in 1984 around Stein's Hill named for famed railroad photographer Richard Steinheimer.
  18. Santa Fe - Around the Loop

    Santa Fe - Around the Loop

    Santa Fe SD40-2 #5096 east emerges from Tunnel #9 at Walong for the trip around Tehachapi Loop in 1984.
  19. Coast Daylight - #99 Departs Santa Barbara

    Coast Daylight - #99 Departs Santa Barbara

    The World's Fair Daylight departs Santa Barbara with Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 in charge of the westbound special. March 21, 1937 marked the inaugural run of the westbound Coast Daylight, Train #99. June 19, 1984 marked the final "unofficial" run of Train #99.
  20. BNSF #7627 South @ Napavine, Washington

    BNSF #7627 South @ Napavine, Washington

    BNSF #7627 leads the M-TACPAS-1-11 south on Main #1 at Napavine, Washington on a sunny beautiful sunny summer day.. He has a heavy train and is slugging it out going south over the 1.1% grade. Here his is going about 5-10 mph here and is about to gain speed as he hits the flat area south of...


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