Western Pacific Wood Caboose #641 at Cannery Row -Weighing in at approximately 20 tons, the steel car with a wood sided exterior and locally known as Western Pacific Wood Caboose #WP 641. ... (more)
In its final weeks of operation before Amtrak, SP's Del Monte passes its namesake station outside of Monterey. The Del Monte Hotel had once been a luxurious destination for passengers, but during... (more)
A Southern Pacific S-14 0-6-0 lives on in Monterey as a jungle gym in Dennis the Menace Park (a playground area in El Estero Park). This engine was built by Lima and was delivered to the SP in 19... (more)
Passing thru the town of Marina, just North of Monterey, SP 3004 has the two car consist of the days Del Monte in tow. In a few more weeks, the train will end with the coming of Amtrak. Today thes... (more)
Almost 37 years ago, SP's "Del Monte" was getting ready to depart Monterey for San Francisco behind GP9 #3001. The train used to operate as far as Pacific Grove but had been cut back to Monterey. ... (more)
The oldest named train the SP, the Del Monte has passed Sand City and now passing Fort Ord. The daily Monterey to San Francisco train had long been an abandonment target of the SP but the coming ... (more)