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Group portrait of railroad employees at the Central Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops.  187_
Title:  Group portrait of railroad employees at the Central Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops. 187_
Description:  Group portrait of railroad employees at the Cemtral Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops. 187_
Photo Date:  1/1/1870  Upload Date: 1/2/2016 3:11:40 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Library of Congress
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Group portrait of Central Pacific Railroad employees from an unidentified department at the Sacramento Shops.
Title:  Group portrait of Central Pacific Railroad employees from an unidentified department at the Sacramento Shops.
Description:  Group portrait of Central Pacific Railroad employees from an unidentified department at the Sacramento Shops.
Photo Date:  1/1/1880  Upload Date: 1/2/2016 1:17:13 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Library of Congress
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  91   Comments: 0
Central Pacific Railroad local passenger train (with baggage/express car 4) and a flat car on siding, at the Stockton station
Title:  Central Pacific Railroad local passenger train (with baggage/express car 4) and a flat car on siding, at the Stockton station
Description:  Central Pacific Railroad local passenger train (with baggage/express car 4) and a flat car on siding, at the Stockton station. Stamp on verso reads "From J. P. Spooners Photograph Parlors, N.E. cor. Main and Centre Streets, Edds Block, Stockton, Cal." Photographer is John Pitcher Spooner (1845-1917), active in Stockton from 1870-ca. 1900.
Photo Date:  1/1/1880  Upload Date: 1/2/2016 1:22:14 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  John Pitcher Spooner (1845-1917)
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Canadian Pacific Railroad steam locomotive 2617 and crew
Title:  Canadian Pacific Railroad steam locomotive 2617 and crew
Description:  Canadian Pacific Railroad steam locomotive 2617 was built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works, and placed into service in August of 1902, scrapped June 1928.
Photo Date:  8/1/1902  Upload Date: 1/2/2016 3:04:02 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Library of Congress
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  CP 2617(2-8-0)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
SP 0-6-0 #1245 - Southern Pacific
Title:  SP 0-6-0 #1245 - Southern Pacific
Description:  Good looking Baldwin 0-6-0 switcher built in 1918 (S-10 class) as Southern Pacific #1245. By the shape of the tender, it looks to have been an oil burner. The date is approximate and no photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1935  Upload Date: 3/8/2020 8:07:18 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  SP 1245(0-6-0)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
SP 4315 Has a really bad day. New to the site.
Title:  SP 4315 Has a really bad day. New to the site.
Description:  These MT-1's were known as Mountains. Location is a guess not sure if the date is correct but it is the one I was given.
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 4:57:00 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4315(4-8-2)
Views:  1598   Comments: 9
SP 4315
Title:  SP 4315
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 4:58:21 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4315(4-8-2)
Views:  742   Comments: 1
SP 4315
Title:  SP 4315
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1940  Upload Date: 1/15/2013 4:59:19 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4315(4-8-2)
Views:  1088   Comments: 5
Southern Pacific #2700
Title:  Southern Pacific #2700
Description:  2-8-0 Class C-8
Photo Date:  3/1/1956  Upload Date: 5/7/2020 10:25:57 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Delmar Dolbier
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SP 2700(2-8-0)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
NYOW F3A #501 - New York, Ontario & Western
Title:  NYOW F3A #501 - New York, Ontario & Western
Description:  This is a photo of the New York, Ontario & Western F3A just after the sale to the Sacramento Northern Rwy. It would eventually be repainted, reletterd and renumbered as SN #301A. It was retired in 1971 and exchanged for WP 711 and 712. Eventually WP traded it to EMD on a new GP-40. Robert Larson photo
Photo Date:  8/6/1957  Upload Date: 10/21/2014 7:33:35 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NYOW 501(F3A) SN 301(F3A)
Views:  1505   Comments: 0
SN 146 at Haggin Yard
Title:  SN 146 at Haggin Yard
Description:  Al Chione set
Photo Date:  4/17/1966  Upload Date: 2/6/2024 9:25:10 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Al Chione
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SN 146(44Tonner)
Views:  144   Comments: 1
Tidewater Southern 743 at Scaramento shops
Title:  Tidewater Southern 743 at Scaramento shops
Description:  Larry Russell photo
Photo Date:  9/2/1966  Upload Date: 10/7/2023 10:50:58 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Larry Russell
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TS 743(70Tonner)
Views:  224   Comments: 2
CB&Q 377 "Silver Solarium"
Title:  CB&Q 377 "Silver Solarium"
Description:  The "Silver Solarium" brings up the rear of the California Zephyr.
Photo Date:  12/1/1968  Upload Date: 8/31/2010 12:48:41 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Henry Frick
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  1936   Comments: 0
Climbing the foothills east of
Title:  Climbing the foothills east of
Description:  Distortion and reflections are caused by the dome
Photo Date:  7/24/1969  Upload Date: 1/16/2007 10:52:36 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Tim Sullivan
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  585   Comments: 1
SP 3203
Title:  SP 3203
Description:  SP 3203
Photo Date:  10/15/1969  Upload Date: 5/4/2022 6:31:53 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  J Fischer collection
Categories:  Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 3203(SDP45)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
SP 1269
Title:  SP 1269
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1970  Upload Date: 10/12/2017 2:12:48 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SP 1269(0-6-0)
Views:  763   Comments: 0
SP 6595
Title:  SP 6595
Description:  SP 6595
Photo Date:  7/17/1971  Upload Date: 5/4/2022 6:32:33 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  J Fischer collection
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 6595(GP35) BO 3819(GP38)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
WP 805-A at Sacramento
Title:  WP 805-A at Sacramento
Description:  Gordon Lloyd photo
Photo Date:  11/6/1971  Upload Date: 5/6/2024 8:17:07 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Gordon Lloyd
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 805A(FP7A)
Views:  110   Comments: 1
CB&Q #434 SILVER PLAIN
Title:  CB&Q #434 SILVER PLAIN
Description:  RE-UPLOAD due to missing file. Burlington Route 10 roomette-6 double bedroom (10RM-6DB) sleeper #434 SILVER PLAIN, which was built by Budd in June 1952 in Lot #9660-112 to Pullman Plan #9531 for the BLACK HAWK. To BN, planned # unknown, sold to Amtrak in 1971 as #2661, converted to head end power (HEP) in 1982 as #2466, retired in 2003 and sold to Illinois Transit Assembly (ITAX) in Madison, IL, now Gateway Coach. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate 35mm slide, brand is unknown. Date is approximate. Photographer is unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/27/2024 4:18:36 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Unknown/Dan Cassidy Collection
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  39   Comments: 0
SP Sacramento Shops
Title:  SP Sacramento Shops
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  6/8/1972  Upload Date: 6/5/2022 9:11:17 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  185   Comments: 0
UP #1201 NATIONAL BORDER
Title:  UP #1201 NATIONAL BORDER
Description:  Golden Spike Rail Tours' ex-UP Pullman Plan #4197 6S-6RM-4DB sleeper #1201 NATIONAL BORDER. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate Kodachrome 35mm slide. Photographer is unknown.
Photo Date:  8/4/1972  Upload Date: 1/23/2025 9:51:09 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Unknown/Marlo Industries Collection/Louis Fols Collection
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  20   Comments: 0
CG 97 GOLD COAST
Title:  CG 97 GOLD COAST
Description:  (ex-GNRR 100, nee--CG 97) formerly owned by Lucius Beebe and Charles Glegg.
Photo Date:  10/24/1972  Upload Date: 7/22/2013 2:53:15 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Jerry LaBoda scan collection
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  1275   Comments: 0
UP 3096 (REPOST)
Title:  UP 3096 (REPOST)
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 10:10:01 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 3096(SD40)
Views:  70   Comments: 0
WP 2254
Title:  WP 2254
Description:  Year old WP 2254 is coupled to a UP stock car.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 12/17/2018 9:18:30 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 2254(U23B)
Views:  652   Comments: 1
WP 2256
Title:  WP 2256
Description:  WP 2256 is starting to lose some lettering after only one year of service.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 12/18/2018 5:00:51 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 2256(U23B)
Views:  583   Comments: 1
WP 2256
Title:  WP 2256
Description:  Rear view of WP 2256.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 12/18/2018 5:01:19 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 2256(U23B)
Views:  552   Comments: 1
WP 2265
Title:  WP 2265
Description:  WP 2265 was the final unit in WP's 15 locomotive U23B fleet.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 12/21/2018 10:45:49 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 2265(U23B)
Views:  617   Comments: 1
WP 3526
Title:  WP 3526
Description:  WP 3526 is only three years old and already has some changes since rolling out of EMD...MU cable holder added and the WP class number (RS-68) on the cab has been painted out.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 11/26/2018 4:11:10 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 3526(GP40)
Views:  624   Comments: 1
WP 701
Title:  WP 701
Description:  WP 701 is parked near the car shops in South Sacramento.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 10/6/2018 2:31:46 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 701(GP7)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
WP 701
Title:  WP 701
Description:  WP 701 was built by EMD in Cleveland and delivered in October 1952.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 10/6/2018 2:32:19 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 701(GP7)
Views:  608   Comments: 0
WP 709
Title:  WP 709
Description:  WP 709 was later repainted gray and yellow as UP 110.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 10/7/2018 3:33:24 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 709(GP7)
Views:  685   Comments: 0
WP 732
Title:  WP 732
Description:  WP 732 was delivered in September 1955.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 10/26/2018 6:52:41 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 732(GP9)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
BN 2083 West at WP Haggin Yard
Title:  BN 2083 West at WP Haggin Yard
Description:  Mel Lawrence photo
Photo Date:  12/24/1973  Upload Date: 10/7/2023 2:36:41 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Mel Lawrence
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BN 2083(GP38-2) BN 6633(F45) BN 4253(C425) BN 5346(U30C)
Views:  249   Comments: 2
CCT 42 at Sacramento
Title:  CCT 42 at Sacramento
Description:  Ted Pope photo
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/9/2023 8:13:36 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ted Pope
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CCT 42(S1)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
AMTK #5691
Title:  AMTK #5691
Description:  RE-UPLOAD due to missing file. AMTK #5691. 56 seat "DAY-NIGHT" leg rest chair, built by P-S in 1954 in Lot #6938 to Plan #7643 as NP #587, to BN, planned # unknown, sold in 1971 to Amtrak as #5691, resold in 1983 to Maryland Midland, resold in 1989 to Gus Novotny as GNA #56, resold in 1995 to the Northern Central RY (still as #56), resold in 2001 to the Pacific Northwest Chapter NRHS. Scanned with an Epson V550 from an original Kodachrome 35mm slide.
Photo Date:  5/19/1974  Upload Date: 12/27/2024 3:25:06 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Mel Lawrence/John C. Benson Collection
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  43   Comments: 0
SN 607 at Haggin Yard
Title:  SN 607 at Haggin Yard
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  5/28/1974  Upload Date: 8/27/2024 4:28:37 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SN 607(NW2R)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
WP GP9  727 at Sacramento
Title:  WP GP9 727 at Sacramento
Description:  Western Pacific GP9 727 sits at the road's Sacramento shop in 1974. Sacramento Northern NW2 607 sits behind it.
Photo Date:  6/17/1974  Upload Date: 2/12/2011 9:30:10 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WP 727(GP9)
Views:  1543   Comments: 2
WP 603
Title:  WP 603
Description:  WP 603 is seen at the WP car shops in South Sacramento.
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 9/6/2018 3:14:06 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 603(SW9)
Views:  578   Comments: 1
WP 701
Title:  WP 701
Description:  At age 22 WP 701 is still in as delivered colors.
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 10/6/2018 2:33:17 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 701(GP7)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
WP 703 (REPOST)
Title:  WP 703 (REPOST)
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 1/6/2025 2:55:28 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 703(GP7)
Views:  60   Comments: 0
WP 703
Title:  WP 703
Description:  WP 703 was delivered in October 1952.
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 10/6/2018 2:35:33 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 703(GP7)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
WP 705
Title:  WP 705
Description:  Rear view of WP 705.
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 10/6/2018 4:34:12 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 705(GP7)
Views:  529   Comments: 1
WP 705
Title:  WP 705
Description:  WP 705 heads out of the yard.
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 10/6/2018 4:35:11 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 705(GP7)
Views:  496   Comments: 1
WP 705 at South Sacramento Yard
Title:  WP 705 at South Sacramento Yard
Description:  Peter Arnold photo
Photo Date:  9/14/1974  Upload Date: 8/6/2021 7:32:41 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Peter Arnold
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WP 705(GP7)
Views:  283   Comments: 2
SP 4400 SD9E
Title:  SP 4400 SD9E
Description:  The Southern Pacific Sacramento, CA 1970's
Photo Date:  8/1/1975  Upload Date: 8/10/2005 12:45:32 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Michael Hawkins
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4400(SD9E)
Views:  1015   Comments: 0
Bicentennial SP 6800
Title:  Bicentennial SP 6800
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/1975  Upload Date: 5/12/2008 9:15:30 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Southern Pacific
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 6800(U25B)
Views:  1497   Comments: 1
Western Pacific GP9 #725
Title:  Western Pacific GP9 #725
Description:  WP725
Photo Date:  6/6/1976  Upload Date: 1/18/2025 9:33:42 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WP 725(GP9)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
Western Pacific GP7 #707
Title:  Western Pacific GP7 #707
Description:  WP 707
Photo Date:  6/6/1976  Upload Date: 1/30/2023 10:53:49 AM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Steven Vincent
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WP 707(GP7)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
CCT 50 at Sacramento
Title:  CCT 50 at Sacramento
Description:  Bob Hupter photo
Photo Date:  7/26/1976  Upload Date: 3/13/2024 4:57:09 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Bob Hupter
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CCT 50(S4)
Views:  99   Comments: 1
NWP 458
Title:  NWP 458
Description:  On display at the California State Railway Museum.
Photo Date:  9/15/1976  Upload Date: 2/24/2015 8:02:39 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  S.L. Dixon
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  1116   Comments: 0


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