12/29/2024
View Photos
·
Home
·
Newest Photos
·
Editors' Picks
·
Contributor Picks
·
By Date
·
By Photo Album
·
By Location
·
By Map
·
By Railroad
·
By Locomotive Model
·
Search
·
Frame/Serial XRef
·
Most Photographed
·
Rolling Stock
·
Contributor Sites
Members
·
Log In
·
Register
Viewing Album: 2010s
By:
Craig Walker
Dates:
1/1/2010 - 12/31/2019
Page Controls
View:
Grid
List
Pics Per Page:
10
20
30
40
50
100
Title:
UP 588
Description:
The Southern Pacific heritage of Union Pacific GP38-2 588 is obvious - while the red signal light in the nose is gone, the distinctive L-shaped windshield remains (even at this late date). UP GP38-2 588 (ex-SP 4825) is teamed with GP38-2 551 (ex-UP 2051) on train LOB33 03 (the Crestmore Local) on July 3, 2012.
Photo Date:
7/3/2012
Upload Date:
7/8/2012 2:29:53 AM
Location:
Mira Loma, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
UP 588(GP38-2)
Views:
797
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 5398
Description:
A five-unit set of GE ES44AC diesels backs into Union Pacifics West Colton Yard on July 3, 2012. The original red frame stripe is peeking through on the anticlimber of UP 5398. (The complete consist is 5398, 5395, 5413, 5451 and 5386.) This power will depart at 4:00 that afternoon on train MWCRV 03 (merchandise, West Colton to Roseville CA).
Photo Date:
7/3/2012
Upload Date:
7/8/2012 2:28:34 AM
Location:
Bloomington, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
UP 5398(AC45CCTE)
Views:
256
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 9902
Description:
Union Pacifics "Kaiser Hauler" rounds the balloon track at the east end of the railroads large West Colton Yard as it makes its way west to the nearby Kaiser Yard (named for the former Kaiser Steel mill that is serves). All trains departing the West Colton Yard leave eastbound, with the westbounds making a 180º turn on the bblloon track. Todays "Kaiser Hauler" is led `y SD59M-2 9902 (UP calls these rebuilt SD60Ms SD59MXs - the 9902 is ex-UP 2489, nee-UP 6334) and as-yet unrebuilt SD60M 2489 (formerly UP 6221).
Photo Date:
7/3/2012
Upload Date:
7/4/2012 11:51:02 PM
Location:
Bloomington, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Yard,Action
Locomotives:
UP 9902(SD59MX)
UP 2376(SD60M)
Views:
822
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 1989
Description:
On Independence Day 2012, while Norfolk Southerns twenty "Heritage" units were gathered in Spencer, North Carolina, one of Union Pacifics "Heritage" units, SD70ACe 1989 painted to commemorate the Rio Grande, was crossing southern Californias San Timoteo Canyon on its way from Los Angeles CA to Atlanta GA (by way of Shreveport LA). Behind the 1989 are UP SD70M 4627 and Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40CW 9885 (with UP ES44AC 7602 shoving on the rear).
Photo Date:
7/4/2012
Upload Date:
7/4/2012 8:57:40 PM
Location:
El Casco, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Action
Locomotives:
UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:
228
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 1989
Description:
On Independence Day 2012, while Norfolk Southerns twenty "Heritage" units were gathered in Spencer, North Carolina, one of Union Pacifics "Heritage" units, SD7OACe 1989 painted to commemorate the Rio Grande, was crossing southern Californias San Timoteo Canyon on its way from Los Angeles CA to Atlanta GA (by way of Shreveport LA). Behind the 1989 are TP SD70M 4627 and Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40CW 9885 (with UP ES44AC 7602 shnving on the rear).
Photo Date:
7/4/2012
Upload Date:
7/4/2012 10:44:43 PM
Location:
El Casco, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Action
Locomotives:
UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:
278
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 1989
Description:
On Independence Day 2012, while Norfolk SoutTerns twenty "Heritage" units were gathered in Spencer, North Carolina, one of Union Pacifics "Heritage" units, SD70ACe 1989 painted to commemorate the Rio Grande, was crossing southern Californias San Timoteo Canyon on its way from Los Angeles CA to Atlanta GA (by way of Shreveport LA). Behind the 1989 are UP SD70M 4627 and Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40CW 9885 (with UP ES44AC 7602 shoving on the!rear).
Photo Date:
7/4/2012
Upload Date:
7/7/2012 10:38:41 PM
Location:
Ordway, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:
UP 1989(SD70ACe)
Views:
293
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 5724
Description:
Union Pacific train IGSDI3 04 (Intermodal; Global Gateway South CA to Dallas TX) passes through the orange groves at Ordway in the western end of San Timoteo Canyon in southern California. Powering the train this Independence Day are AC4400CW 5724 (UP calls these C44ACCTE), SD70M 4728 and ES44AC 7446.
Photo Date:
7/4/2012
Upload Date:
7/8/2012 2:31:11 AM
Location:
Ordway, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Action
Locomotives:
UP 5724(AC44CWCTE)
Views:
198
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 6907
Description:
As Amtrak #785 (a "Pacific Surfliner" operating from San Diego to Goleta, California) load passengers on Track 1 at Fullerton, train #784 (another "Pacific Surfliner") departs for San Diego (having originated in Goleta) on Track 3. The passenger loads on this line are, as shown here, fairly heavy. (The structure in the foreground, which looks a bit like a cattle pen, is part of a new pedestrian walkway to a new parking garage just west of the station.)
Photo Date:
7/19/2012
Upload Date:
7/20/2012 7:17:24 PM
Location:
Fullerton, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
Views:
314
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 193
Description:
Amtrak #4, the "Southwest Chief," loads passengers at Fullerton, California, the trains first stop after departing Los Angeles on July 27th, 2012. Lead engine 193 (a GE P42DC) is in need of a new paint job - as is the third engine, F59PHI 464. The 464, which is assigned to the "Pacific Surfliners," is heading east to Beech Grove for maintenance - all the "Pacific Surliner" power will be cycled through Beech Grove this summer. In the background, on Track 4, is Metrolink F59PH 873 on a trainset that arrived as train 643 and will depart as train 642. These trains are shuttles that operate between Fullerton and Laguna Niguel / Mission Viejo, 28 miles to the south.
Photo Date:
7/27/2012
Upload Date:
7/29/2012 10:50:23 PM
Location:
Fullerton, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 193(P42DC)
SCAX 873(F59PH)
Views:
346
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 4636
Description:
BNSF Railway train B-NLSLAC1-26A (Baretables; Nelson AZ to Los Angeles CA) races around the curve just east of the Fullerton passenger station on July 27th, 2012. This westbound freight is on Track 2, and in the background (on Track 4) is Metrolink train 6502, the "Angels Express," laying over after ferrying passengers from Los Angeles (and other points between) to Anaheims Angel Stadium in time for the game between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Tampa Bay Rays. The equipment will lay over here until after the game, and then deadhead the five miles back to Anaheim, pick up a load of fans, and head back to Los Angeles (making stops along the way, of course).
Photo Date:
7/27/2012
Upload Date:
7/29/2012 10:52:40 PM
Location:
Fullerton, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 4636(C44-9W)
Views:
438
Comments:
0
Title:
HLCX 1046
Description:
Helm Leasing GP38M-2s 1046 and 1083 are on the point of Union Pacific local LUE46 10 on August 10th, 2012. The train is heading railroad west (geographically south) as it departs North Yard in Salt Lake City, Utah. HLCX 1046, painted in an attractive burgundy scheme, is ex-UP 1046, ex-UP 2546, ex-UP GP40 875, ex-SOO 2027, ex-MILW 2037, nee-MILW 164. Companion engine HLCX, still wearing its old UP colors, is ex-UP 1083, ex-UP 2583, ex-DRGW GP40 3147, ex-DRGW 3159, ex-CR 3159, nee-PC 3159.
Photo Date:
8/10/2012
Upload Date:
8/17/2012 6:49:00 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:
HLCX 1046(GP38-2)
HLCX 1083(GP38-2)
Views:
434
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 4949
Description:
Union Pacifics ZDVSC 10 (Intermodal, Denver CO to Salt Lake City UT) train departs the roads North Yard as it nears its final destination on August 10, 2012. Note the white and yellow striping on the lead SD70Ms snowplow. These stripes have been showing up on several UP locomotives beginning in 2012.
Photo Date:
8/10/2012
Upload Date:
8/17/2012 6:52:09 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:
UP 4949(SD70M)
Views:
169
Comments:
0
Title:
UTAH 2003
Description:
Utah Railways RIT311 local passes the warm spring pond adjacent to UPs North Yard as it heads south heading toward Salt Lake City on August 10, 2012. Lead engine 2003 is now listed as a GP38-2, but is in fact a rebuilt GP35 (ex-SP 6311, ex-SP 6598, nee-SP 7701). The other engine, Utah GP38-2 2002, was originally SP GP35 7484 (later SP 6596 and then SP 6304).
Photo Date:
8/10/2012
Upload Date:
8/17/2012 6:53:24 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Action
Locomotives:
UTAH 2003(GP38-2)
UTAH 2002(GP38-2)
Views:
511
Comments:
0
Title:
UTAX 9
Description:
The Salt Lake City area has experienced a commuter rail renaissance lately, with three TRAX light rail lines in operation and Front Runner heavy rail commuter trains – all operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA). On a stormy August 10, 2012, afternoon, Front Runner train #4 passes under the six-track signal bridge and across the grade crossing at W 400 N (SLC is on the only city I know of that names their streets in such a manner) as it approaches Union Pacifics North Yard. UTAX MP36PH-3C 9, built by Motive Power Industries (Boise, ID) leads coach 201 and cab cars 113 and 120 as the train makes its way from downtown Salt Lake northward to Ogden.
Photo Date:
8/10/2012
Upload Date:
8/17/2012 6:54:13 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
UTAX 9(MP36PH-3C)
Views:
227
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 5779
Description:
A trainload of coal from the West Elk Mine at Arco, Colorado, passes by the iconic Castle Rock, which was clearly visible in photos of the early transcontinental railway in the 1860s. Lead engine 5779, a GE-built AC4400CW, is quite a bit different than the 4-4-0s and 2-8-0s and other early steam locomotives that have passed by this rock formation for the past 144 years! However, the name on the locomotives - Union Pacific - remains unchanged.
Photo Date:
8/11/2012
Upload Date:
8/15/2012 6:26:15 PM
Location:
Green River, WY
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:
UP 5779(AC44CWCTE)
Views:
263
Comments:
2
Title:
TTAX 1136
Description:
Utah Transit Authority operates three light rail lines in the Salt Lake City area. Green Line (West Valley to downtown Salt Lake City) train 42, made up of Siemens S70 LRVs 1136 and 1127, has just departed the City Center Station and is rounding the curve next to the largest Latter Day Saints (Mormon) temple in downtown Salt Lake City. The Temple took 40 years to construct (1853 through 1893) and much of the granite used in its construction originated in a quarry in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The granite was then transported the Jordan Valley Railroad to a connection with the Union Pacific in Sandy, Utah, which then moved it a few miles north to the temples site. (This former UP trackage is now the WTAs Blue Line, connecting Sandy and SLC.)
Photo Date:
8/11/2012
Upload Date:
8/15/2012 6:23:55 PM
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
UTAX 1127(LRV)
UTAX 1136(LRV)
Views:
261
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 1201
Description:
BNSF MK1200G 1201 sits at a scrap yard in Anaheim, California, after arriving from the Los Angeles Junction Railway on September 5th, 2012.
Photo Date:
9/5/2012
Upload Date:
9/5/2012 10:25:37 PM
Location:
Anaheim, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
BNSF 1201(MK1200G)
Views:
1046
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 1201
Description:
On September 5th, 2012, a BNSF train delivered 3 of the only four MK1200G natural gas locomotives to a scrap yard in Anaheim, California. BNSF 1201, 1202 and 1203 will undoubtedly be scrapped here. (But I hope Im wrong!)
Photo Date:
9/5/2012
Upload Date:
9/5/2012 10:27:35 PM
Location:
Anaheim, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
BNSF 1201(MK1200G)
BN 1621(GP7)
SCAX 894(MP36PH-3C)
Views:
1854
Comments:
5
Title:
AMTK 505
Description:
Due to trackwork on September 8th, 2012 (new switches being installed at CP Stadium in Anaheim), Amtrak's "Pacific Surfliners" detoured on the Olive Subdivision between Orange and Atwood (Placentia), at which point they reversed direction and headed to Fullerton. Not exactly rare mileage (thanks to Metrolink), catching "Surfliners" on these lines is somewhat rare. Train 566 is seen crossing the Santa Ana River on the Olive Sub (and also crossing from Anaheim to Orange) on its way to Oceanside, with Dash 8-32BWH 505 and F59PHI 450 powering the train. (There was also trackwork going on south of Oceanside, so these trains were only operating between L.A. and Oceanside, rather than going all the way to San Diego.)
Photo Date:
9/8/2012
Upload Date:
9/9/2012 12:02:35 PM
Location:
Orange, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
AMTK 505(B32-8WH)
AMTK 450(F59PHI)
Views:
374
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 7386
Description:
At the western portion of BNSF Railway's Transcon line between Chicago and Los Angeles, train S-LPCLBJ1-05A (Intermodal Stacks; originating at Logistics Park in Chicago IL headed for Pier J at the port of Long Beach CA) hustles through Atwood (the old Santa Fe station name which is now part of Placentia), California. ES44DCs 7386 and 7481 are on the headend, and ES44DC 7443 and ES44C4 6848 are the rear Distributed Power Units (DPU), pulling a long string of well cars loaded with containers. (The QZ on the Whistle Post sign indicates that this is a "Quiet Zone" and the train is not allowed to whistle for grade crossings, as it upsets the delicate sensibilities of the NIMBYs who live alongside the mainline.)
Photo Date:
9/8/2012
Upload Date:
9/9/2012 12:01:50 PM
Location:
Placentia, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 7386(ES44DC)
Views:
359
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 7756
Description:
On the BNSF in the greater Los Angeles area, the vast majority of freight trains are intermodal (and mainly double-stacks). But a "real" freight operates each way each day, ferrying non-containerized goods between Watson (Wilmington CA) and Barstow CA. On September 8th, 2012, the westbound version of this train, the M-BARWAT1-08A (Regular Merchandise; Barstow to Watson) was seen passing through the old Santa Fe station of Atwood in Placentia. The power is the usual 7700-series ES44DCs, along with a treat - GP60M 112 (GP60Ms are used in local service in southern California). While the WATBAR/BARWAT trains are made up of a variety of freight cars (box cars, gondolas, open and covered hoppers, tank cars, flats, etc.) today's train is almost entirely made up of tank cars, with a few covered hoppers interspersed among them. (At first glance, I thought it might be an ethanol train, although there was too much tank car variety for that.) The diverging mainline in the foreground is Metrolink's Olive Subdivision, which heads south to Orange, where it joins the old Santa Fe Surf Line to San Diego.
Photo Date:
9/8/2012
Upload Date:
9/9/2012 12:01:06 PM
Location:
Placentia, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 7756(ES44DC)
Views:
261
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 3035
Description:
Local power congregates in McCook, Nebraska, yard on Sundays. On September 16th, 2012, one pair of these engines consists of BNSF Railway GP40X 3035 (formerly Santa Fe 3805) and GP39-2R 2751 (ex-BN GP39E 2751, ex-NS GP30 2585, nee-SOU 2585).
Photo Date:
9/16/2012
Upload Date:
9/27/2012 1:08:02 AM
Location:
McCook, NE
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
BNSF 3035(GP40X)
BNSF 2751(GP39E)
Views:
402
Comments:
1
Title:
UP 844
Description:
Photo Date:
9/16/2012
Upload Date:
9/27/2012 1:31:09 AM
Location:
North Platte, NE
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
UP 844(4-8-4)
Views:
187
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 6971
Description:
BNSF Priority Intermodal Train Z-DENCHI9-18A (Denver CO to Chicago IL) speeds through the little town of Wray, Colorado, on the Akron Subdivision. In just a few miles, ES44C4 6971 and Dash 9-44CW 4751, and their 37 well cars, will enter Nebraska on their journey east. BNSF train H-LINDEN9-17A is in the siding, just behind the photographer, waiting for the double-stack train to clear so it can continue its westbound run to Denver. The old Chicago Burlington & Quincy station can be seen in the distance.
Photo Date:
9/18/2012
Upload Date:
9/20/2012 7:17:39 PM
Location:
Wray, CO
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 6971(ES44C4)
Views:
196
Comments:
1
Title:
BNSF 7234
Description:
S-LHAATG1-28A
Photo Date:
9/28/2012
Upload Date:
10/2/2012 11:16:39 AM
Location:
Fullerton, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
BNSF 7234(ES44DC)
Views:
200
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 453
Description:
Amtrak "Pacific Surfliner" #564 (Los Angeles to San Diego) rolls into Fullerton at 7:53 am on October 1st, 2012. F59PHI 453 is the power this day, wearing the distinctive Amtrak West scheme.
Photo Date:
10/1/2012
Upload Date:
10/2/2012 11:17:53 AM
Location:
Fullerton, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 453(F59PHI)
Views:
170
Comments:
1
Title:
VMR 106 B
Description:
Just north of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, is the citys Arts District. And it is here we see Valley Metro Rail LRV 106B crossing over Interstate 10 as it approaches the Roosevelt/Central Avenue Station on December 1st, 2012.
Photo Date:
12/1/2012
Upload Date:
12/5/2012 12:50:12 PM
Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:
VMTA 106B(LRV)
Views:
125
Comments:
0
Title:
VMR 109 A
Description:
Photo Date:
12/1/2012
Upload Date:
12/5/2012 12:45:23 PM
Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster,RollingStock,Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:
VMTA 109A(LRV)
Views:
144
Comments:
0
Title:
VMR 143 B
Description:
If one had consumed enough Coors Light, seeing this speed by at a grade crossing might cause one to reconsider drinking! Valley Metro Rail LRV 143B heads west down Washington Street as it departys the 24th Street/Washington Light Rail Station on December 1, 2012.
Photo Date:
12/1/2012
Upload Date:
12/5/2012 12:54:55 PM
Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:
VMTA 143B(LRV)
Views:
140
Comments:
1
Title:
VMR 106 B
Description:
Just north of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, is the citys Arts District. And it is here we see Valley Metro Rail LRV 106B crossing over Interstate 10 as it approaches the Roosevelt/Central Avenue Station on December 1st, 2012.
Photo Date:
12/1/2012
Upload Date:
12/5/2012 12:52:47 PM
Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:
VMTA 106B(LRV)
Views:
130
Comments:
0
Title:
VMR 139 B
Description:
Downtown Phoenix, Arizona, looms in the background as Valley Metro Rail LRV 139B runs down Jefferson Street as it approaches the 24th Street/Jefferson Light Rail Station on the First of December, 2012.
Photo Date:
12/1/2012
Upload Date:
12/5/2012 12:53:32 PM
Location:
Phoenix, AZ
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:
VMTA 139B(LRV)
Views:
109
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 1320
Description:
A new model for the BNSF Railway, as they have purchased Progress Rail PR30C demonstrators 3002 through 3005. The first to be repainted is BNSF 1320, which is the former PRLX 3002, rebuilt with a Caterpillar 16-3516 engine, which has a Tier 3 compliant emissions system. This locomotive rolled out of EMD's factory in January 1973 as Soo Line SD40-2 763.
Photo Date:
12/16/2012
Upload Date:
1/2/2013 11:07:02 AM
Location:
San Bernardino, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
BNSF 1320(PR30C)
BNSF 7776(ES44DC)
Views:
1471
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 1320
Description:
A new model for the BNSF Railway, as they have purchased Progress Rail PR30C demonstrators 3002 through 3005. The first to be repainted is BNSF 1320, which is the former PRLX 3002, rebuilt with a Caterpillar 16-3516 engine, which has a Tier 3 compliant emissions system. This locomotive rolled out of EMDs factory in January 1973 as Soo Line SD40-2 763.
Photo Date:
12/16/2012
Upload Date:
1/2/2013 11:10:30 AM
Location:
San Bernardino, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
BNSF 1320(PR30C)
BNSF 7776(ES44DC)
Views:
628
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 4083
Description:
Photo Date:
12/16/2012
Upload Date:
1/2/2013 10:22:09 AM
Location:
San Bernardino, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
BNSF 4083(C44-9W)
BNSF 7254(ES44DC)
Views:
239
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 184
Description:
The big news in Fullerton on Friday, December 28th, 2012, was that the westbound "Southwest Chief" was running nearly 13 hours late, and had a BNSF SD70MAC on the point. The surprise that evening, though, was just before #3 arrived, #4, the eastbound "Southwest Chief," arrived (on time!) with one of Amtraks Heritage diesels, P42DC 184, on the point.
Photo Date:
12/28/2012
Upload Date:
12/29/2012 1:07:59 PM
Location:
Fullerton, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Night,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 184(P42DC)
AMTK 815(P40DC)
Views:
264
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 9868
Description:
Amtrak train #3, the westbound "Southwest Chief," has arrived in Fullerton just a little behind "the advertised" -- Due to depart Fullerton, California, at 6:34 am, on December 28th, 2012, the train departed Fullerton at 7:23 PM! The train lost three hours due to engine problems between La Junta and Trinidad, Colorado, (resulting in BNSF loaning a freight engine, SD70MAC 9868, to assist Amtrak P42DC 113 and Dash 8-32BWH 500), then three and a half hours to run from Lamy, New Mexico, to Albuquerque. And as the old saying goes ("late trains just keep getting later"), this train lost more time due to a four-hour stop at Albuquerque! Thanks to the internet, word was out about the SD70MAC, a rare bird in California, and the station platform was swarming with railfans!
Photo Date:
12/28/2012
Upload Date:
12/29/2012 1:10:31 PM
Location:
Fullerton, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Night,Passenger
Locomotives:
BNSF 9868(SD70MAC)
AMTK 113(P42DC)
AMTK 500(B32-8WH)
Views:
584
Comments:
0
Title:
NS 7705
Description:
Photo Date:
1/2/2013
Upload Date:
1/10/2013 12:34:24 PM
Location:
Carson, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
NS 7705(ES40DC)
Views:
158
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 2159
Description:
A set of$"Anaheim Hauler" power lays over in Anaheim, California, on Sunday, January 6th, 2013. A pair of SD60s (2159, ex-6004, and 2225, ex-6070) bracket SD59M-2 9909 (ex-SD60M 2508, nee-6354). The "Anaheim Hauler" ferries cars from West Colton Yard un Bloomington to West Anaheim Yard in Anaheim. (SD59M-2s are SD60Ms rebuilt by EMD, but UP calls them SD59MX diesels. Apparenlty, EMD's designation isn't good enough.)
Photo Date:
1/6/2013
Upload Date:
1/10/2013 12:38:16 PM
Location:
Anaheim, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
UP 2159(SD60)
UP 9909(SD59MX)
UP 2225(SD60)
Views:
607
Comments:
1
Title:
NS 9030
Description:
Photo Date:
1/9/2013
Upload Date:
1/9/2013 12:00:00 AM
Location:
Carson, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
NS 9030(C40-9W)
Views:
141
Comments:
0
Title:
NS 9437
Description:
Photo Date:
1/9/2013
Upload Date:
1/10/2013 12:35:47 PM
Location:
Carson, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
NS 9437(C40-9W)
Views:
118
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 91
Description:
Amtrak "Pacific Surfliner" #583 (San Diego to Los Angeles) arrived at Santa Ana, California, 45 minutes late on January 15th, 2013. But, since I wasn't a passenger, I didn't mind as it arrived as the sunset was fading, making for a shot that is better than if it had been on time! As the "Surfliners" regular F59PHIs are cycled through Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops for heavy maintenance, a few P42DCs are filling in, such as number 91 on train 583.
Photo Date:
1/15/2013
Upload Date:
1/16/2013 1:22:29 AM
Location:
Santa Ana, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Night,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 91(P42DC)
Views:
202
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 164
Description:
Amtrak #3 is running nearly 3 hours late - it normally crosses southern California's Cajon Pass just before sunup - which gives its passengers a look at the snowfall the accumulated overnight. The "Southwest Chief" originated in Chicago, and at this point the train is 90 miles from its final destination in Los Angeles. P42DCs 164 and 48 are pulling the eight car train.
Photo Date:
2/9/2013
Upload Date:
2/10/2013 9:29:16 PM
Location:
Cajon Pass, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Winter,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
AMTK 164(P42DC)
Views:
108
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 164
Description:
It doesn't look very snowy here, as what snow fell overnight was quickly melting (particularly on the sunny sides of the chaparral), but this 3 hour late Amtrak #3, the westbound "Southwest Chief," was giving passengers a view that they don't often get on Cajon Pass - snow! This train had just 8 cars on this day, and was approximately 100 miles from its final destination of Los Angeles. The retaining walls and trees seen behind the train are the well-known railfan "oasis" Hill 582, located at Milepost 58.2 and providing a nice spot in which to sit on a hot day, thanks to those trees.
Photo Date:
2/9/2013
Upload Date:
2/10/2013 9:29:53 PM
Location:
Cajon Pass, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
AMTK 164(P42DC)
Views:
99
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 7209
Description:
On February 9th, 2013, BNSF Railway train Z-SBDALT9-09A, a 6526' (without locomotives, 6891' with them), 4275 ton intermodal train heading from San Bernardino CA to Alliance TX, threads its way around the curves as it grinds its way up southern California's Cajon Pass. Just beyond this crossing of Cajon Creek is the site of the old Cajon station, where the three BNSF mainlines split, with two of them taking a slightly more circuitous route up the hill. A quartet of modern GE power is on the headend: ES44DC 7209, ES44C4 6833, Dash 9-44CW 5072 and ES44DC 7445. The elevation here is just under 3000', and there is a light dusting of snow from the previous night's storm.
Photo Date:
2/9/2013
Upload Date:
2/10/2013 9:30:32 PM
Location:
Cajon Pass, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 7209(ES44DC)
Views:
269
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 7770
Description:
It was cold enough during the previous night's storm for the snow to get all the way down to Devore, so this dusting at Blue Cut is not a surprise, but is still a welcome sight. With 85 loads and 15 empties (at 11284 tons and 6811' with locos; 6308' without locos), BNSF Railway train M-BARSBD1-09A (Regular Merchandise; Barstow CA to San Bernardino CA) passes through photogenic Blue Cut with, for power, a quartet of ES44DCs (7770, 7747, 7771 and 7760) and 3GS21C-DE switch engine 1310 up front, and ES44DCs 7719 and 7772 on the rear.
Photo Date:
2/9/2013
Upload Date:
2/10/2013 9:31:16 PM
Location:
Cajon Pass, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 7770(ES44DC)
Views:
245
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 7821
Description:
BNSF ES44DC 7821 and Dash 9-44CW 5461 ferry a long line of empty intermodal well cars down Cajon Pass on a snowy February morning. Cajon's famed Mormon Rocks rise in the background, marking California's infamous San Andreas Fault.
Photo Date:
2/9/2013
Upload Date:
2/10/2013 9:31:56 PM
Location:
Cajon Pass, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Scenic,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:
BNSF 7821(ES44DC)
Views:
196
Comments:
1
Title:
BNSF Signal
Description:
This old Santa Fe searchlight signal, controlling Cajon Pass' original line near Highway 138, is dusted with snow for its last winter, as a new tri-light signal is being installed just out of this frame. While Winter Storm Nemo was dumping 12"-24" of snow on the northeastern U.S., a cold storm visited southern California but left not much more than a dusting of snow on Cajon Pass. Five minutes after taking this photo, a westbound BNSF train passed, and there was noticeably less snow on the targets even after that short a time. The searchlights will be missed ...
Photo Date:
2/9/2013
Upload Date:
2/10/2013 9:32:26 PM
Location:
Cajon Pass, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Winter,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
81
Comments:
0
Title:
UPY 824
Description:
Switching cuts of cars at the former Southern Pacific West Colton Yard in Bloomington, California, is a trio of EMD six-axle power downgraded for yard use: UPY SD38-2 824 (ex-UPY 824, ex-UP 2824, nee-McCloud River 39), UP SD40-2 1581 (ex-UP 3298) and UP SD40N 1665 (ex-UP SD40-2 3463).
Photo Date:
2/9/2013
Upload Date:
2/10/2013 9:33:23 PM
Location:
Bloomington, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
UPY 824(SD38-2)
UP 1581(SD40N)
UP 1665(SD40N)
Views:
959
Comments:
0
Title:
KCS 4705
Description:
A colorful consist was spotted in Union Pacifics Dolores Yards DODO tracks (where locomotives are stored and serviced at the north end of the yard) on February 21st, 2013, including Kansas City Southern ES44AC 4705, months-old UP SD70ACe 8761 and UP SD70ACe 1995, painted in Chicago & North Western Heritage colors. And I only had to wait ten minutes for a hole to appear in the clouds!
Photo Date:
2/21/2013
Upload Date:
2/22/2013 11:11:39 AM
Location:
Carson, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
KCS 4705(ES44AC)
UP 8761(SD70ACe)
UP 1995(SD70ACe)
Views:
269
Comments:
0
Title:
UP 9906
Description:
Union Pacific SD59MX 9906 is an SD60M (ex-UP 2512, originally UP 6357) rebuilt by Progress Rail into an SD22ECO (also called an SD59M-2 by EMD), but UP calls them SD50MXs.
Photo Date:
3/2/2013
Upload Date:
3/3/2013 1:08:08 AM
Location:
Anaheim, CA
Author:
Craig Walker
Categories:
Locomotives:
UP 9906(SD59MX)
UP 2426(SD60M)
UP 4729(SD70M)
Views:
497
Comments:
0
Page
8
of
12
<-Prev
1
...
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Next->
Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors
Contact:
info@rrpicturearchives.net
