Southern Pacific trains meet on the Shasta Route at Upton siding during August 1988.

In desperate need of repair and a new paint job, SP 8283 sits outside of the diesel shops in Roseville.

Life and death at the rebuild shop A tagged and worn SP tunnel motor rusts away, slowly giving away its parts to other 645 powered units with a better fate ahead. Far more optimistically i... (more)

Eastbound manifest lead by 8 of Espee's finest motors.

David and Goliath In a unlikely meet, the last unpatched Tunnel motor to be retired from the UP roster rests alongside a small GE 23 ton critter (TINX Y2572) along with a L&C SW1500 and a... (more)

Rest in Peace SP 8283, she was the last SP Tunnel Motor on the UP System as of 4/26/2008 when she went East over Donner to North Platte for scrap. Much thanks though to a helpful 'fella who shined... (more)

Rest in Peace SP 8283, she was the last SP Tunnel Motor on the UP System as of 4/26/2008 when she went East over Donner to North Platte for scrap. Much thanks though to a helpful 'fella who shined... (more)

The last unpatched active SP Tunnel Motor (for UP), SP8283, takes a break for a smoke in between autorack train assignments. This is not the first time she's smoked like this. Hmmm, why do I sudde... (more)

One of the four remaining unpatched SP SD40T-2s sitting at the Anaheim wye

One of only 4 unpatched SD40T-2's left as of Nov. 2004

A quick sprint up to East Oakland got this shot of the train crossing into the CP Coliseum Station block. Guess someone requested a brand new air conditioner for the 8283

Making the bend and "switch-over" at West Oakland from 'spatcher 58 territory to DS62's. The old SP Diesel shop is to the right and one of the six movable Port of Oakland monster container cranes ... (more)

one of my favorite spring-through-fall afternoon shooting locations for southbounds at CP Strong (approaching Jack London Square)

Passing by the old left-over electric Red Car catenary poles that now provide night light to UP's East Oakland Yard. They tend to cause problems for us foamers in casting shadows or being placed a... (more)

Trailing behind the SP8283 is a ex-MILW RCL MP15AC, ex-DRGW SD40T-2 LTEX8631, ex-SP SD40T-2 UP2929, and patched ex-SP GP38-2 UP567.