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Viewing Album:  UP, WP and SP in Arizona, Nevada, California and Oregon
 
By:Mike Woodruff
Dates:1/1/1982 - 1/1/2002
Album Info:UP, WP and SP action on lines in Arizona, Nevada, California and Oregon
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UP 100
Title:  UP 100
Description:  Believe this is UP 100:6 bringing up the rear of the westbound office car special. Built as coach 5446 by Pullman Standard in 1950, she was converted to business car 99 in 1963, renumbered 100 in 1965, renumbered 119 "Kenefick" in 1986. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/30/2010 3:26:10 PM
Location:  Oroville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  1052   Comments: 1
UP 3438
Title:  UP 3438
Description:  The OMW heads west at Spring Garden in the late afternoon. Just six years old in this shot, UP 3438 was retired 7/31/01, soon after her 23rd birthday, but later became RJ Corman 3438. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/29/2010 3:35:45 PM
Location:  Spring Garden, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 3438(SD40-2)
Views:  370   Comments: 2
UP 3600
Title:  UP 3600
Description:  Westbound on Spanish Creek trestle. UP 3600 was originally high speed SD40-2M 8091. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/29/2010 3:02:49 PM
Location:  Keddie, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3600(SD40-2)
Views:  769   Comments: 2
UP 3604
Title:  UP 3604
Description:  Four UP SD40-2s running elephant-style handle a westbound at Reno Junction with coil steel on the front and grain on the rear. UP 3604 was originally high-speed SD40-2M UP 8095. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/30/2010 10:18:10 AM
Location:  Reno Junction, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 3604(SD40-2)
Views:  494   Comments: 3
UP 3622
Title:  UP 3622
Description:  Southbound Inside Gateway train from the BN interchange at Bieber. UP 3622 was later renumbered UP 7891 (Peak Power). Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/29/2010 1:35:46 PM
Location:  Canyondam, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 3622(SD40-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 2
UP 3622
Title:  UP 3622
Description:  Why they call it the "Highline". A southbound Inside Gateway train approaches Keddie. The millwork boxcar was picked up in Crescent Mills and the BN hoppers contain pumice (for Lava soap) loaded at Tionesta, CA. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/29/2010 3:24:28 PM
Location:  Keddie, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 3622(SD40-2)
Views:  542   Comments: 1
UP 3669
Title:  UP 3669
Description:  Two Inside Gateway trains meet at Greenville. UP 3669 on the northbound train was later FEC 719. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/29/2010 3:15:03 PM
Location:  Greenville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3669(SD40-2) UP 3622(SD40-2)
Views:  564   Comments: 3
UP 3738
Title:  UP 3738
Description:  Westbound office car special descends the Feather River Canyon at Rock Creek trestle. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/30/2010 2:43:16 PM
Location:  Rock Creek, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3738(SD40-2) MP 3270(SD40-2)
Views:  452   Comments: 1
UP 3738
Title:  UP 3738
Description:  Westbound office car special nears Oroville. This cut is on the new line built in the early '60s to avoid dam construction on the Feather River. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/30/2010 3:00:33 PM
Location:  Oroville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 3738(SD40-2) MP 3270(SD40-2)
Views:  589   Comments: 1
SP 3757
Title:  SP 3757
Description:  A pair of GP9s work a local freight on the Valley sub at Redding. SP 3757 was later NBSR 3757, and is extant as OSSX 3757, working on Omnitrax's Illinois Railway out of Ottawa, IL. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/2/2010 9:47:10 PM
Location:  Redding, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 3757(GP9R)
Views:  714   Comments: 4
SP 9367
Title:  SP 9367
Description:  A westbound manifest descends the 1.4% grade between Andesite and Hotlum sidings on the Black Butte sub. Andesite takes its name from the andesitic lava flow which can been in the background at left. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/2/2010 8:34:59 PM
Location:  Hotlum, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 9367(SD45T-2)
Views:  770   Comments: 3
SP 8305
Title:  SP 8305
Description:  RC master leads an EUOGY up the 1% between Perez and Ambrose on the Modoc sub. There are three remote helpers buried in the train. SP 8305 was later UP 4371, UP 2868:2, GECX 2868, HLCX 6104. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/3/2010 8:57:22 PM
Location:  Hackamore, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8305(SD40T-2)
Views:  492   Comments: 2
SSW 9160
Title:  SSW 9160
Description:  What was likely the LABRF is shown crossing the Dry Canyon Viaduct on the Black Butte sub. This trestle was recently damaged by fire, but is being repaired and scheduled to reopen around September 1, 2021. SSW 9160 was later SP 6776, HATX 925, rebuilt to DMIR SD40-3 408, is believed extant as CN 408. Date of this photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1984  Upload Date: 7/22/2021 12:17:36 PM
Location:  Hotlum, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
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Views:  213   Comments: 0
UP 3779
Title:  UP 3779
Description:  Trio of UP SD40-2s waits behind the depot at Bieber for a rested crew. UP 3779 was later renumbered UP 7880 "Peak Power." Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/4/2010 8:56:57 AM
Location:  Bieber, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3779(SD40-2)
Views:  537   Comments: 3
SP 9151
Title:  SP 9151
Description:  Westbound SP lumber drag eases downgrade through Mount Shasta past the McCloud River interchange track. SP 9151 was the last of SP's 347 SD45s delivered, was later NHL 6550, rebuilt 6/18/94 by MK to SD40M-3 SP 8589, later UP 2665. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/4/2010 11:00:37 PM
Location:  Mount Shasta, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9151(SD45)
Views:  1097   Comments: 3
ATMX 558
Title:  ATMX 558
Description:  Pantex Bomb Train cars in the consist of an eastbound empty grain train. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 5/21/2018 12:37:03 PM
Location:  Kamela, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  507   Comments: 0
SP 3749
Title:  SP 3749
Description:  Power for the Lakeview Branch tied up at Alturas. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 3:02:10 PM
Location:  Alturas, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 3749(GP9R) SP 3782(GP9R)
Views:  614   Comments: 1
SP 7371
Title:  SP 7371
Description:  An SP westbound emerges from tunnel 17 on the Black Butte sub near Dorris, CA. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 7:25:33 PM
Location:  Dorris, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7371(SD40R)
Views:  500   Comments: 2
SP 8306
Title:  SP 8306
Description:  An EUOGY on the Modoc line south (railroad east) of Alturas, CA. The train is entering the lower Likely loop and will begin climbing the 1.6% grade to the summit at Sage Hen. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 3:13:09 PM
Location:  Likely, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8306(SD40T-2)
Views:  723   Comments: 1
SP 8306
Title:  SP 8306
Description:  An eastbound EUOGY has achieved the summit, and passes the east switch at Sage Hen, CA. At 5,548' elevation, this was the highest point on the Modoc Line. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 4:23:52 PM
Location:  Sage Hen, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8306(SD40T-2)
Views:  542   Comments: 1
SP 8306
Title:  SP 8306
Description:  A westbound SP Modoc Line train on the last lap into Klamath Falls passes the elevator at Merrill. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/8/2010 8:32:41 AM
Location:  Merrill, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8306(SD40T-2)
Views:  757   Comments: 3
SP 8306
Title:  SP 8306
Description:  EUOGY on the Modoc Line near Hackamore. The three trailing units will later be positioned back in the train as remote helpers for the descent from Ambrose and the climb up the Likely Loops. SP 8306 was later UP 8664, GECX 8664, HLCX 6159. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 2:36:18 PM
Location:  Hackamore, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8306(SD40T-2)
Views:  511   Comments: 1
SP 8354
Title:  SP 8354
Description:  An EUOGY train on the 1.6% grade of the lower Likely loop. SP 8354, the trailing unit of the remote helpers, is also the remote receiver (she was later RBMN 8354). The road power can be seen across the draw to the left. A third level of track is visible at the upper right. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 3:38:01 PM
Location:  Likely, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8354(SD40T-2)
Views:  605   Comments: 0
SP 8363
Title:  SP 8363
Description:  Three tunnel motors struggle with a lumber drag at West Bray. This is the point at which the Long-Bell Lumber Company's extensive logging railroad interchanged with SP up until 1956 when the entire operation was abandoned. SP 8363 was later UP 8652, GECX 8652, HLCX 6156. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 7:59:06 PM
Location:  Bray, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8363(SD40T-2)
Views:  475   Comments: 2
SP 9358
Title:  SP 9358
Description:  An SP westbound pulls the nearly 1% grade to Grass Lake at Penoyar. This siding was named for W. C. Penoyar who held title to several large timber tracts in the area, and who deeded the right-of-way to the California Northeastern Railroad, an SP subsidiary which actually built the section from Grass Lake to Klamath Falls in 1906-1909. SP 9358 was sold for scrap to Larry's Truck Electric, 7/03. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/8/2010 7:40:18 AM
Location:  Penoyar, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9358(SD45T-2)
Views:  366   Comments: 2
SP 9365
Title:  SP 9365
Description:  SP eastbound at Kegg siding on the Black Butte sub. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 7:12:58 PM
Location:  Kegg, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 9365(SD45T-2)
Views:  509   Comments: 2
ATMX 527
Title:  ATMX 527
Description:  Pantex Bomb Train cars in the consist of an eastbound empty grain train. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 5/21/2018 12:37:23 PM
Location:  Kamela, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
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Views:  457   Comments: 0
UP 6943
Title:  UP 6943
Description:  The OMW heads into the setting sun at Sloat. UP 6943 was retired 5/16/85, traded in to EMD and scrapped 8/86. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 1:05:42 PM
Location:  Sloat, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 6943(DDA40X)
Views:  992   Comments: 4
UP 783
Title:  UP 783
Description:  Two GP35s lead two SD40-2s on a westbound coil steel train at East Blairsden. UP 783 was originally WP 3002, and has recently been restored to her original appearance at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 12:34:07 PM
Location:  Blairsden, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  UP 783(GP35)
Views:  1040   Comments: 3
SP 7319
Title:  SP 7319
Description:  Westbound freight swings by the Amtrak station in Martinez. SP 7319 was later IC&E 6419. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 6:50:11 PM
Location:  Martinez, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7319(SD40R)
Views:  684   Comments: 0
SP 9239
Title:  SP 9239
Description:  An SP tunnel motor pinch hits on train 6, the eastbound San Francisco Zephyr, at Martinez. SP 9239 was sold for scrap to LTEX in May 2004, and later ran briefly on the FEC. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 6:50:49 PM
Location:  Martinez, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 9239(SD45T-2)
Views:  580   Comments: 2
SSW 8374
Title:  SSW 8374
Description:  Cotton Belt tunnel motor brings a westbound freight past the Amtrak depot in Martinez. SSW 8374 was sold for scrap to LTEX 11/03.
Photo Date:  1/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/10/2010 6:49:47 PM
Location:  Martinez, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SSW 8374(SD40T-2)
Views:  995   Comments: 4
SP 7399
Title:  SP 7399
Description:  "Popsicle" SP 7399 is on the rear of this westbound to add extra dynamic braking for the 2% descent to Dunsmuir. Rebuilt from SP SD45 8837 by SP at Sacramento in October 1981, using an SD40-2 electrical standards and a 3000-horsepower, 16-cylinder diesel engine, retaining its original SD45 carbody, this unit was mechanically similar to the earlier SD40R rebuilds. She was sold to EMD on 10/31/98 and subsequently leased back to UP as UP SD40-2 4766 on 9/4/99. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/17/2010 9:53:38 AM
Location:  Azalea, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7399(SD44R)
Views:  2132   Comments: 5
SP 7503
Title:  SP 7503
Description:  An SP westbound freight departs Klamath Falls, running through the siding at Texum. The track diverging to the right is the Modoc Sub. SP 7503 was later rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3134. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/16/2010 4:33:21 PM
Location:  Texum, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7503(SD45R)
Views:  583   Comments: 1
SP 8262
Title:  SP 8262
Description:  An eastbound manifest fighting the 2% grade from Dunsmuir. SP 8262 was later UP 8805. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/17/2010 10:15:33 AM
Location:  Azalea, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8262(SD40T-2)
Views:  393   Comments: 1
SP 8547
Title:  SP 8547
Description:  Westbound lumber drag kicks up a bit of brakeshoe smoke descending into Black Butte. SP 8547 was later UP 4492, UP 7878. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/17/2010 9:42:12 AM
Location:  Black Butte, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8547(SD40T-2)
Views:  496   Comments: 1
SP 4373
Title:  SP 4373
Description:  The Copic Local working on the Black Butte sub at Worden. Note the icicle breakers (retracted) on the cab roof of the 4373. She was later IMRL 607. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/23/2010 4:51:58 PM
Location:  Worden, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 4373(SD9E)
Views:  572   Comments: 2
SP 4422
Title:  SP 4422
Description:  A pair of Cadillacs struggle to the summit of the Black Butte sub at Grass Lake with a ballast train. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/19/2010 8:15:02 PM
Location:  Grass Lake, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 4422(SD9E)
Views:  414   Comments: 1
SP 7417
Title:  SP 7417
Description:  An SP lumber drag grinds past the west end of Bray siding. The caboose of a work train can be seen at the far end of the siding. Good thing this is a fairly short train, as the third unit, a Cotton Belt GP40, is NOT the equivalent of an SD40 when dragging full tonnage up 20 miles of 1% grade at 15 mph! Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/19/2010 8:51:49 PM
Location:  Bray, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7417(SD45R)
Views:  423   Comments: 1
SP 8244
Title:  SP 8244
Description:  Three tunnel motors handle a short westbound freight, passing the siding at Bray, which has been removed since this photo was made. SP 8244 was later UP 8793, retired by UP 11/29/01. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/22/2010 4:12:08 PM
Location:  Bray, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8244(SD40T-2)
Views:  325   Comments: 1
SP 8299
Title:  SP 8299
Description:  Westbound SP manifest at Penoyar siding on the Black Butte sub. SP 8299 was sold for scrap to Metro East in St. Louis. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/22/2010 6:32:13 PM
Location:  Penoyar, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8299(SD40T-2)
Views:  525   Comments: 2
SP 8315
Title:  SP 8315
Description:  A westbound SP manifest, heavy with Oregon lumber products, emerges from Tunnel 17 on the Black Butte sub. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/19/2010 4:51:17 PM
Location:  Dorris, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8315(SD40T-2)
Views:  572   Comments: 2
SP 8511
Title:  SP 8511
Description:  Six units handle a westbound lumber drag near Jerome. For the 20 miles from here to Grass Lake, the grade varies between 0.5 and 1% against the loads. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/19/2010 8:03:16 PM
Location:  Jerome, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8511(SD40T-2)
Views:  347   Comments: 1
SP 8525
Title:  SP 8525
Description:  Another example of the railfan corollary to Murphy's Law - the dirtiest unit in the locomotive consist shall always be placed in the lead. SP 8525, leading a westbound at the east end of Kegg siding on the Black Butte sub, was later UP 4455, UP 8725, retired 4/26/05. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/22/2010 4:24:15 PM
Location:  Kegg, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8525(SD40T-2)
Views:  302   Comments: 1
SP 8525
Title:  SP 8525
Description:  The trailing unit lays down a smoke screen as a westbound lumber drag at the east end of Bray fights the 0.9% grade to Grass Lake summit between Klamath Falls and Dunsmuir on SP's Black Butte sub. SP 8525 was later UP 4455, UP 8725. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/22/2010 4:36:33 PM
Location:  Bray, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 8525(SD40T-2)
Views:  312   Comments: 1
SP 9215
Title:  SP 9215
Description:  An EUOGY on the Modoc Line kicks up some dust near Perez. Note the jointed rail and reddish volcanic cinder ballast characteristic of the Modoc. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/24/2010 10:03:17 AM
Location:  Perez, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 9215(SD45T-2)
Views:  409   Comments: 2
SSW 9276
Title:  SSW 9276
Description:  The crew of an eastbound has cut off from their train and backed their power onto the loop track at Kegg Pit to pick up several loaded Difco dump cars full of volcanic cinders. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/19/2010 8:38:40 PM
Location:  Kegg, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SSW 9276(SD45T-2)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
WP 608
Title:  WP 608
Description:  "WP 608" at the Portola RR museum, is ex-ST&E 1001, nee-UP 1001, UP's second diesel (and EMD serial number 1000!) Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/24/2010 8:41:40 PM
Location:  Portola, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  WP 608(NW2)
Views:  859   Comments: 1
SP 4425
Title:  SP 4425
Description:  Looking like she is trying to revert to the Black Widow scheme, SP 4425 heads out of K. Falls on the Modoc Line with the Copic Local. She was later PNR 4425. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/25/2010 3:55:20 PM
Location:  Texum, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 4425(SD9E)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
SP 3851
Title:  SP 3851
Description:  Local off the Coalinga branch re-enters the mainline at Goshen Jct. for the trip back to Fresno. SP 3851 was originally T&NO 458, believed later sold to On-Track Railway Services, Ltd. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  2/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/2/2010 11:47:47 AM
Location:  Goshen, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 3851(GP9R)
Views:  1788   Comments: 3

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