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Southern Pacific\'s LABRF has just been advised that the track ahead is blocked by a train that suffered a UDE. The crew is heading for the Mount Hebron Store to grab a snack.
EsPee PA-3 6045 pauses with tr. 60 at Glendale, CA. on an evening of October, 1960. Second car in the train is a former Cotton Belt Osgood-Bradley "American Flyer" coach. Unknown photog.
Northbound train #14 crosses the big trestle at Gaviota state beach, a spot made famous over the years by many photos of SP Daylight trains at this location.
Big Reno was a well known departure track and switching lead in SP's east end yard at Roseville, CA. Trains would use it when beginning their trip to Reno, NV via Donner Pass. EB trains for Portland Oregon would use the "Little Reno"; a maze of x-overs to reach the beginning of the...
The eb Anita Turn slows down to cross the flood damaged Bear River bridge (out of pic to left). The flood of 2-14-86 weakened the bridge supports and trains were restricted to 20 until repairs were made. This local still used a 4-man crew. One person can be seen in the last trailing geep to look...
The Truckee local is preparing to spot the woodchip gons at the lumber mill. The mill would close in 1989 and the need to send the Truckee local 3-times-a-week would also vanish. Can't explain the weird fireman-side numberboard. Jerry C. photo
Before the manipulations of photoshop, this was the result of film jamming in a Cannon. Espee wb at Sims, CA with a track shot near the Cottonwood detector. Jerry C. photo
EB Amtrak #6 and a an Extra SP 8305 West meet at Switch 9 on Donner Summit. A steady warning bell has been steadily clanging to warn track workers that a train is approaching. Jerry C. photo
Before the Cantara nightmare, these units would boost eb (northbound) freights out of the Sacramento River canyon. A wb PTLAT is holding the siding at the upper yard.
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