SN 654 basks in the late afternoon sun at the Western Railway Museum

SN 654 sits on the branchline at the Western Railway Museum

SN 654 sits on display with a freight consist at the Western Railway Museum

SN 654 sits on the branchline as SN 1005 emerges from the shop at the Western Railway Museum

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Guillermo Sanchez © 2014

GE 'Steeplecab' calmly sits in the back of the restoration shops in Rio Vista on Members' Day. There was a special Q&A going on in the restoration shops where a trolley from Portland is slowly bei... (more)

SN 654 sits outside the barn as equipment is rearranged at the Western Railway Museum

SN 654 sits on display at the Western Railway Museum

SN 654 sits well lit with its freight consist

SN 654 sits on display with a freight consist in stunning afternoon light

It was around 105 degrees as SN 654 pulled three WP boxcars out of the Del Monte plant in Yuba City and headed down Plumas St. The Yuba City and Marysville track was the last electric operation on... (more)

By early 1965, parent WP had decided to remove the SN electrification. New autoracks coming into service would be very close to the wire and the power contract was ending. A farewell excursion was... (more)

The Del Monte Plant was a major customer for the SN in Yuba City as 654 worked on a hot summer day in 1964. On this day, half a world away, an event unfolded which would become known as "The Gulf ... (more)