Heading home with the World's Fair Daylight
The return trip to Portland, OR continues with the departure from LAUPT of SP #4449 and the World's Fair Daylight, running as Tr.#99, along the east bank of the Los Angeles River in 1984.
Around Stein's Hill
Westbound BNSF freight led by Dash 9-44CW #4981 decends Cajon's steep 3% grade approaching Drawbar Flats in 2001 around Stein's Hill named for famed railroad photographer Richard Steinheimer.
World's Fair Daylight heading for New Orleans
Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 departs LAUPT pulling the World's Fair Daylight under Signal Bridge 2 for the run east to New Orleans in May 1984.
ATSF Eastbound with Caboose gets a little help!
An eastbound Santa Fe freight gets an assist from SD40-2 #5155 as it passes through Cajon Station while the headend is already passing through Sullivan's Curve in 1987.
Union Pacific Challenger #3985 at W. Riverside Jct.
Union Pacific #3985 east holds the UP main at West Riverside Jct. with the Santa Fe San Bernardino Subdivision during UPHS Convention excursions in 1994.
Heading for Home in Durango
D&S K-36 #481 and her train head for home in Durango, CO after making the run to Silverton earlier in the day on October 1, 1987.
SF #3751 & California Limited
On December 27, 1991, Santa Fe #3751 and the California Limited arrive in Pasadena on the way to LAUPT to begin the first leg of a four day round trip excursion to Bakersfield.
Cotton Belt Leads the Way
Cotton Belt GP60 #9644 heads up eight locomotives on this westbound freight as it passes through Bena in Tehachapi Pass on UP's Mojave Subdivision in July 1999.
Santa Fe #3751 - Through the Orange Groves 2008
Santa Fe steam engine #3751 returned to the former Santa Fe Fourth District on June 1, 2008 with the running of the San Diego Steam Special seen here eastbound/southbound approaching San Juan Capistrano on Metrolink trackage.
1996 Union Pacific Superbowl Special
1996 Westbound Union Pacific Superbowl Special led by UP "E" #951 passing through the Upper Narrows of Victorville, CA.
Desert Wind Blows Into Cajon Summit
Amtrak F40PH #223 leads eastbound Train #36, the Desert Wind, over Santa Fe's First District trackage on the approach to Cajon Pass Summit in 1983.
UP #8444 departs LAUPT
Upon completion of the 50th Anniversary Ceremonies at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, UP #8444 crosses over the Los Angeles River to East Bank trackage before heading east in 1989.