Southern Pacific 4449 has arrived in Taylor Yard and is swarmed by employees and railfans.
After stopping to repair an overheated bearing on one of the driver wheels, SP 4449 starts to move again towards the summit on Cajon Pass. This was the day of the famous race up the pass between ... (more)
Three Southern Pacific GP9 helpers in Black Widow paint scheme at Walong, California in March 1961. Photo from my slide collection, photographer Robert C. Madsen.
Three SP F7's A-B-A set wearing black widow paint scheme, on helper duty at Truckee, California in January 1955. Don Hansen photo from my collection.
Operational E9 passenger diesellocomotive # 6051 of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the Daylight paint scheme, built in 1954 by EMD in a batch of 9 engins. Allowed the dieselization of the Coast ... (more)
After waiting in the siding at Gaviota for the southbound Coast Starlight, the 4449 special heads north across the famous trestle.
