Super Bowl Special

On the morning of January 30, 1988, SP's Super Bowl Special hustles down the Valley Line at Ripon, CA, on its way to LA. I think thats the cleanest I have ever seen SP engines!

Photo Steve Schmollinger

Truckee River

Big SP T-2 No. 9332 leads a westbound manifest along the Truckee River a few miles east of Truckee, CA.

Classic Motive Power / Espee steam

MT-4  No. 4352 with 160-C-1 Tender,,click on photo for Larger view.

San Timoteo Canyon

In November 1982, an SP westbound passes Ordway in California's San Timoteo Canyon on its way to West Colton Yard.
-Photo Steve Schmollinger

Clear Creek Ravine

In December 1990, an SP engineer and conductor look straight down the barrell of 300mm lens as their rebuilt SD40 leads a manifest through the twists and turns of Clear Creek Ravine.

Photo-Steve Schmollinger

Dry Creek at Forest Lake

An SP LABRF rolls downgrade toward the crossing of Dry Creek at Forest Lake, CA, just south of Galt on the Valley Line.

-Photo Steve Schmollinger

Newcastle Tunnel / Donner Pass

Four EMD 20-cylinder locomotives lead a heavy uphill manifest out of Newcastle Tunnel on SP's Donner Pass grade.

Photo Steve Schmollinger

Yardmasters office

This is a small yard office that was located on the north side of the Broadway Street bridge at the south end of Southern Pacific's old Midway yard.

Modeling The SP

A switcher goes about it's business on an industrial siding while F units highball on the main line, on this HO scale layout.

Poster Art / Southern Pacific

The Sunset Limited crosses a bridge down south as some young boys wave at the Engineer.

Roseville Yard / tune up

An SP mechanic checks out the prime mover and other parts of SP SD40T-2 No. 8525 at Cape Canaveral in Roseville Yard.

Classic Motive Power

This locomotive was the first SD7 built. Originally EMD demonstrator 990, it was bought by the Southern Pacific. 

King Street PG&E terminal.

April 21, 1985 finds brand new GP40-2 SSW7253 leading three beat up SD's (SSW9268, 9148, SSW9383) on a KCBAT past the King Street PG&E terminal.

Working on the Railroad

In December 1996, a worker at SP's Cape Canaveral engine facility in Roseville, CA, sands a big GE AC in preparation for its next assignment.

The line up / Trainmaster

In July 1972, hostlers take a Trainmaster out of the line of FMs parked for the weekend at SP's San Jose Yard. The TM will lead a two-car commute train up to the City and back.

Photo- Steve Schmollinger

Modeling The SP / Cab Forward

A Cab forward stops for water on this HO scale layout.

Sunset Route

In October 1977, an eastbound SP drag snakes through Ordway in San Timoteo Canyon on the Sunset Route.

Boyhood Dreams

Up's Big boy, a picture for the Holidays. Although this is a Union Pacific Locomotive, Espee would later merge with Union Pacific and it's a great shot!