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)
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)
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)
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)