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The Overland
Title:  The Overland
Description:  Pausing at Truckee is Train 27, the westbound San Francisco Overland. Leading is 4-8-8-2 4274, a 1942 Baldwin product. Time was just about out for the cab-forward when this photo was taken.
Photo Date:  12/1/1957  Upload Date: 10/8/2023 1:09:34 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  John Wallace
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4274(4-8-8-2)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
SP 9151
Title:  SP 9151
Description:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection. Model DH643. One of three built.
Photo Date:  5/31/1968  Upload Date: 8/25/2020 11:41:00 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Thomas G. Acheson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9151(C636)
Views:  544   Comments: 1
SP 6368
Title:  SP 6368
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1968  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 8:08:56 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 6368(F7A)
Views:  600   Comments: 2
SP Truckee Yard 1969
Title:  SP Truckee Yard 1969
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  2/6/1969  Upload Date: 9/17/2024 4:19:46 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  51   Comments: 1
SPMW 4030 at Truckee
Title:  SPMW 4030 at Truckee
Description:  Al Chione set
Photo Date:  4/18/1971  Upload Date: 11/8/2020 11:12:46 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Al Chione
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  259   Comments: 2
AMTK 624
Title:  AMTK 624
Description:  A pair of nearly new SDP40Fs brings Amtrak #6, the eastbound San Francisco Zephyr, under the Glenshire Drive bridge and alongside the Truckee River just east of Truckee, CA on the SP. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/3/2009 1:37:56 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 624(SDP40F)
Views:  1448   Comments: 7
SP 1940
Title:  SP 1940
Description:  On the roof of SP 1940 are the prototypes for those soft metal castings Athearn used to include with its bay window caboose kits. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/4/2009 9:42:02 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9194(SD45T-2)
Views:  1350   Comments: 1
SP 3753
Title:  SP 3753
Description:  SP 3753, shown here handling a tie train at Truckee, was ex-SP 3571, nee-SP 5730, later became USAX 4640. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 2/22/2009 4:16:57 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 3753(GP9R)
Views:  1097   Comments: 1
SP 8988
Title:  SP 8988
Description:  Westbound SP manifest just east of Truckee. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/3/2009 1:27:12 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8988(SD45)
Views:  1073   Comments: 2
SP 9218
Title:  SP 9218
Description:  Westbound along the Truckee River, just east of Truckee, CA. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/3/2009 12:26:40 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  MIke Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9218(SD45T-2)
Views:  1283   Comments: 7
SP depot
Title:  SP depot
Description:  Southern Pacific depot at Truckee, CA. Passengers await the arrival of Amtrak #5.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 7/21/2006 11:09:56 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  1619   Comments: 0
UP 3226
Title:  UP 3226
Description:  More hints of things to come as five UP SD40-2s handle an eastbound intermodal on the SP near Truckee, CA. The photographer's '65 Chevy II is parked down by the signal bridge. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/3/2009 1:02:31 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3226(SD40-2)
Views:  1093   Comments: 3
SP 9017 East
Title:  SP 9017 East
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/1974  Upload Date: 6/15/2006 10:28:59 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9017(SD45)
Views:  688   Comments: 0
Amtrak Reno Fun Train
Title:  Amtrak Reno Fun Train
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/20/1975  Upload Date: 6/15/2006 12:12:55 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8474(SD40) AMTK 113(FP7A)
Views:  1664   Comments: 1
Reno Fun Train Climbing out of Truckee
Title:  Reno Fun Train Climbing out of Truckee
Description:  Last all FP7 train
Photo Date:  3/7/1976  Upload Date: 1/8/2015 5:54:40 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Drew Jacksich
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 111(FP7A)
Views:  848   Comments: 2
Cold Day at Truckee
Title:  Cold Day at Truckee
Description:  Tony Quilici photo
Photo Date:  1/5/1977  Upload Date: 6/3/2023 5:07:47 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Tony Quilici
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 587(SDP40F)
Views:  139   Comments: 3
SP 9180
Title:  SP 9180
Description:  EB at Truckee yard near the Depot. Note the different size SP font on nose.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:11:28 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9180(SD45T-2)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
SP (Cotton Belt) 9300
Title:  SP (Cotton Belt) 9300
Description:  One of 2 units added to an EB at Truckee. Note no SSW logo on locomotive nose. The silver painted track occupancy indicator to right of switch stand displays a red semaphore in the proper position..
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:24:57 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9300(SD45T-2)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
SP (Cotton Belt) 9300 & SP 9210 EB
Title:  SP (Cotton Belt) 9300 & SP 9210 EB
Description:  2 units to be added to an EB at Truckee. No SSW logo on nose of 9300, a Cotton Belt unit. Both track occupancy indicators visible adjacent the units.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:38:26 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9300(SD45T-2) SP 9210(SD45T-2)
Views:  423   Comments: 0
SP (Cotton Belt) 9300 & SP 9210
Title:  SP (Cotton Belt) 9300 & SP 9210
Description:  Backing to a waiting EB freight at Truckee
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:50:25 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9300(SD45T-2) SP 9210(SD45T-2)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
SP EB freight at Truckee
Title:  SP EB freight at Truckee
Description:  SP 9300 (Cotton Belt), SP 9210, SP 9387 (Cotton Belt), SP 9382 (Cotton Belt). First picture of SP (Cotton Belt) 9382 on this site. 3 of 4 units were SSW. Silver track occupancy indicators showed a red semaphore in the appropriate position.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:59:07 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9300(SD45T-2) SP 9210(SD45T-2) SP 9387(SD45T-2) SP 9382(SD45T-2) SP 9347(SD45T-2)
Views:  569   Comments: 0
SP WB freight
Title:  SP WB freight
Description:  WB approaches crossing w/o headlights. Crossing gate down, peeps and traffic waiting, EB waits to depart from EB siding.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 7:19:18 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  184   Comments: 0
WB SP freight
Title:  WB SP freight
Description:  Midtrain helpers
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 8:49:52 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9383(SD45T-2) UP 3690(SD40-2)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
WB enters CTC
Title:  WB enters CTC
Description:  WB freight with 2 cabooses enters Norden-controlled CTC territory.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:23:06 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  166   Comments: 0
Truckee CA
Title:  Truckee CA
Description:  date unknown, SPMW 4030 spreader used in snow removal to clear SP Donner Pass
Photo Date:  11/22/1980  Upload Date: 5/31/2019 3:33:31 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  146   Comments: 0
SP 9176
Title:  SP 9176
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1981  Upload Date: 2/15/2018 1:48:44 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Michael Cameron
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9176(SD45T-2)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  En route to CSRM and Railfair '81. Will stop in Truckee for viewing by the locals.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/15/2020 7:56:56 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  558   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  Passing under signal bridge 2092 at East Truckee en route to the CSRM and Railfair 81. Train will stop at Truckee for about an hour.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/15/2020 8:06:09 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  846   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  Approaching the east switch of the WB siding and a stop at Truckee en route to the CSRM and Railfair 81.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/15/2020 8:15:47 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  589   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985 arriving.
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985 arriving.
Description:  En route to the newly opened CSRM and Railfair 81. The spreaders (right) are still in town.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 2:43:28 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
UP 8444
Title:  UP 8444
Description:  At Truckee. En route to the newly opened CSRM at Sacramento and Railfair 81. I asked the blonde kneeling to take a picture for a date.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 3:12:53 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  552   Comments: 0
UP 8444 and 3985 leaving WB for Norden.
Title:  UP 8444 and 3985 leaving WB for Norden.
Description:  En route to CSRM and Railfair 81. Taken from signal bridge at the west end of the crossovers. Getting ready for the smoke.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 3:25:28 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  582   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  Leaving for Norden. Engineer shut off, saving me a smokeout.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 3:51:17 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
UP 8444
Title:  UP 8444
Description:  Leaving for Norden and a quick stop there.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 4:00:56 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
UP 8444 WB
Title:  UP 8444 WB
Description:  Leaving Truckee for a quick stop at Norden on the way to the CSRM and Railfair 81.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 4:15:20 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description:  Passing WB under signal bridge. Unit was still a coal fired locomotive.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 4:28:08 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
SP SD40s shoving UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  SP SD40s shoving UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  En route over Donner Summit to the CSRM and Railfair 81. Taken from the west signal bridge at the crossovers at Truckee.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 5:48:12 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
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Views:  160   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985 leaving for Norden
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985 leaving for Norden
Description:  En route to the opening of the CSRM and Railfair 81 in Sacramento, CA.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 6:06:35 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  160   Comments: 0
WB to Norden
Title:  WB to Norden
Description:  UP 8444 & 3985
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 6:51:12 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  553   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  On the old Transcontinental Track heading to Norden.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 7:02:21 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  513   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985 WB toward Norden
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985 WB toward Norden
Description:  In between snowsheds on the old transcontinental line.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 7:19:50 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
UP 8444 at west Norden signal bridge
Title:  UP 8444 at west Norden signal bridge
Description:  Stopped for inspection. Note that the "village" of bunkhouses and the beanery are still standing in the left background. Sure miss them. Also, see the bottom unlit TO (Train Order signal. Rule 221 Train Order Office locations Sacramento Division Timetable 15 of 1981) signal on the left signal bridge leg above the orange chevron for EB movement on No. 2 track. Above that are two signals, presumably for movement in the Norden shed, although I can find no reference to them in my collection of SP timetables from that era.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 7:32:15 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
EB empty steel train.
Title:  EB empty steel train.
Description:  At East Truckee. Signal maintainer gives rollby.
Photo Date:  5/16/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:35:50 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9260(SD45T-2)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
EB empty steel train
Title:  EB empty steel train
Description:  East Truckee. Still lots of snow in the mountains. The first few cars held damaged coils returning to the mill in Utah.
Photo Date:  5/16/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:44:02 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  172   Comments: 0
SP 1800 caboose
Title:  SP 1800 caboose
Description:  On EB steel empties at East Truckee. Back when RR grafitti was done with a piece of chalk...
Photo Date:  5/16/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:51:40 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  180   Comments: 0
AMTK 364
Title:  AMTK 364
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/26/1981  Upload Date: 4/1/2011 11:13:37 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bob Carter
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 364(F40PHR)
Views:  506   Comments: 1
EB PFE derailment
Title:  EB PFE derailment
Description:  EB in Truckee. Almost landed in the Roadmaster's office.
Photo Date:  11/3/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 10:00:16 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  171   Comments: 0
SP wreck train at PFE derailment
Title:  SP wreck train at PFE derailment
Description:  EB at Truckee
Photo Date:  11/3/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 10:16:23 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  191   Comments: 0
SP PFE wreck cleanup
Title:  SP PFE wreck cleanup
Description:  EB at Truckee.Wreck cleanup of PFE train. I worked for 6 hours as a "lumper" on a crew unloading a carload of butter. Don't remember the pay, but sucks to work on a reefer on it's side with a jumbled load inside. We had a human chain that swapped ends every half hour. There was only one conveyor on the wreck site and we didn't have it for our car.
Photo Date:  11/3/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 10:25:16 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  SP 9392(SD45T-2)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
A flanger parked in the yard after many flips to Emigrant Gap
Title:  A flanger parked in the yard after many flips to Emigrant Gap
Description:  Turned on the balloon track and facing WB. Taken about 0100 after I finished my shift plowing snow for Caltrans.
Photo Date:  1/22/1982  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:41:44 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
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Views:  287   Comments: 0


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