D-114: SP When the Empire Was Intact architecture and trains

architecture and trains

See the last days of the old Color-Position signals in many locations and the installation of the newer signals

If you are a fan of "pre-merger" Tehachapi

before its final demise when the UP finally gathered up the Rio Grande property

From there we run out to Walnut Creek

D-114: SP When the Empire Was Intact architecture and trainsLength: 1 hr. 43 minutes Vintage SP diesel action in the Siskiyous, Donner, Shasta, Bay Area, Stockton, Sacramento, Roseville, Fresno Line, S. F. Bay, NWP and San Jose. One of the featured themes is lumber on the NWP branchline and the huge lash ups of SD9s hauling heavy trains of finished lumber and other wood products. The SPs North Western Pacific branchline was one of the longest and most productive of traffic at one time. These NWP scenes were