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HO models of SP 2905 (RS-11) and 2400 (C-415) were leading a local freight on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday,

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SP 2905 (RS-11) and 2400 (C-415) were leading a local freight on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday, December 13, 2025. 2905 is a Rapido model, 2400 is a Stewart model. The real SP 2905 was an ALCo RS-11/DL-701, SP Class AS418-3. Reportedly: it was built as SP 5725 SP Class DF-610 in 1956 serial number 82045. It was enumbered and reclassed in 1965. It was retired and sold in 1973. It became Southern Peru Copper Co. 11 in 1974.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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On Saturday, December 13, 2025, my Bowser HO Model of Southern Pacific (SP) ALCo C-415 2400 crossing Mouse Creek on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA.

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On Saturday, December 13, 2025, my Bowser HO Model of Southern Pacific (SP) 2400 crossing Mouse Creek on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. The real SP 2400 was an ALCo C-415, SP Class AS415-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1966 builder's number 3458-1. Sold in 1977 to Fundidora Monterrey a steel mill in Monterrey, Mexico with some other C-415s.
December 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Union Pacific (UP) 4567 was one of five EMD units including the 4797, 8544 and 4528 leading a stack train on the Huntington Subdivision at Sago, Oregon on Sunday, June 10, 2007.
UP 4567 is an EMD SD70M.

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Union Pacific (UP) 4567 was one of five EMD units including the 4797, 8544 and 4528 leading a stack train on the Huntington Subdivision at Sago, Oregon on Sunday, June 10, 2007. UP 4567 is an EMD SD70M. Reportedly: it was built in 2001 serial number 996168-37. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
December 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Three old soldiers UP 3619, 3285 and 3185 sat at La Grande, OR, on Monday, June 11, 2007. They were still earning a living after about 35 years of service, at that time, for their owner.
UP 3619 was an EMD SD40-2.

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Three old soldiers UP 3619, 3285 and 3185 sat at La Grande, OR, on Monday, June 11, 2007. They were still earning a living after about 35 years of service, at that time, for their owner. UP 3619 was an EMD SD40-2. Reportedly: UP 3619 was built in 1979 builders number 786263-11. Other reporting marks and numbers reportedly associated with this locomotive include: UP 3619, UP 1812, UPY 3011, UPY 304. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
December 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Heads and Tails at Durkee
A Union Pacific (UP) 4+2 eastbound manifest was on the Huntington Subdivision near the Pritchard Creek Horseshoe (a.k.a. the Leonard Horseshoe) near Durkee, OR, on Monday, June 11, 2007.

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Heads and Tails at Durkee A Union Pacific (UP) 4+2 eastbound manifest was on the Huntington Subdivision near the Pritchard Creek Horseshoe (a.k.a. the Leonard Horseshoe and/or Durkee Loop) near Durkee, OR, on Monday, June 11, 2007. Power on the eastbound was UP 5438, CEFX 7088, UP 3964, 4017 + 5593, 5641. UP 5641 is a GE AC4400CW (AC44CW) UP Designation AC44CWCTE. Reportedly it was built in 2004 builders number 55234. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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A Union Pacific (UP) 4+2 eastbound manifest was meeting a westbound 5+0 manifest on the Huntington Subdivision near the Pritchard Creek Horseshoe near Durkee, OR, on Monday, June 11, 2007.
UP 5438 is a GE ES44AC.

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A Union Pacific (UP) 4+2 eastbound manifest was meeting a westbound 5+0 manifest on the Huntington Subdivision near the Pritchard Creek Horseshoe (a.k.a. the Durkee Loop) near Durkee, OR, on Monday, June 11, 2007. Power on the eastbound was UP 5438, CEFX 7088, UP 3964, 4017 + 5593, 5641. UP 5438 is a GE ES44AC in the 5353-5553 series, UP Designation AC45CCTE/C45AC-CTE. Reportedly it was built in 2005 builders number 55594. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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On Thursday, August 8, 1974, SP U30C 7909 sat in the power pool at the West Oakland Diesel Shop in West Oakland, CA. SP 7909 is a GE U30C, SP Class GF630-1.

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On Thursday, August 8, 1974, SP 7909 sat in the power pool at the West Oakland Diesel Shop in West Oakland, CA. According to Wesley Fox, "the other U30C was 7901. This pair brought in the LAOAT (373) that morning and has been turned to go out on the OALAT (374) that evening." SP 7909 is a GE U30C, SP Class GF630-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1968, builders number 36629. It was retired June 1984, scrapped. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Cotton Belt 7604 was sitting in the power pool with U33C 8698 in Roseville on an unknown date 1978.
SSW 7604 was an EMD GP40, SP Class EF430C-1.

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Cotton Belt 7604 was sitting in the power pool with U33C 8698 in Roseville on an unknown date 1978. SSW 7604 was an EMD GP40, SP Class EF430C-1. Reportedly it was built in 1966, builders number 31487. This locomotive was upgraded in 1982 emerging as SP 7962 a model GP40R, SP Class EF430CR-1. It was assigned Union Pacific number 1442, repainted in 2005, classed by UP as a GP40-2. It was renumbered to UP 1335 in 2008. Reportedly still in service by UP in 2014. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
December 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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UP 5396 led the 5399, 4433, 7618 and 7619 on the former Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. around the Durkee Loop near Durkee, OR, on Monday, June 11, 2007.
UP 5396 is a GE ES44AC .

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UP 5396 led the 5399, 4433, 7618 and 7619 on the former Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. around the Durkee Loop near Durkee, OR, on Monday, June 11, 2007. UP 5396 is a GE ES44AC in the 5353-5553 series, UP Designation C45AC-CTE reportedly it was built in 2005 builders number 55552.
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Meet in the Blues
Union Pacific (UP) 5491 was leading a westbound stack train meeting an eastbound at Kamela, OR, on the UP's La Grande Subdivision in the Blue Mountains on Sunday, June 10, 2007.

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Meet in the Blues Union Pacific (UP) 5491 was leading a westbound stack train meeting an eastbound at Kamela, OR, on the UP's La Grande Subdivision in the Blue Mountains on Sunday, June 10, 2007. UP 5491 is a GE ES44AC, UP Designation C45AC-CTE, in the 5353-5553 series. Reportedly: it was built in 2005, builders number 55647. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first. -- Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 AF (FX) Photo: 2007.6.10.1.29-ph
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Union Pacific (UP) 5491 led a westbound stack train at Kamela, OR, on the UP's La Grande Subdivision in the Blue Mountains on Sunday, June 10, 2007.
UP 5491 is a GE ES44AC, built in 2005, builders number 55647.

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Union Pacific (UP) 5491 led a westbound stack train at Kamela, OR, on the UP's La Grande Subdivision in the Blue Mountains on Sunday, June 10, 2007. UP 5491 is a GE ES44AC, UP Designation C45AC-CTE, in the 5353-5553 series. Reportedly it was built in 2005, builders number 55647.
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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At Logan Hill, in the Powder River Basin in WY, on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, was BNSF Railway (BNSF) 9021, 9361 + 9217 on a 2+1 eastbound coal train.
BNSF 9021 is an EMD SD70ACe.

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At Logan Hill, in the Powder River Basin in WY, on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, was BNSF Railway (BNSF) 9021, 9361 + 9217 on a 2+1 eastbound coal train. BNSF 9021 is an EMD SD70ACe. Reportedly: it was built in 2013 serial number 20126869-072. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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On an unrecorded date in April 1975, Southern Pacific (SP) 9500 was on the east end of the yard in Roseville, CA.
SP 9500 was an EMD SD45X, SP Class EF642-1.

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On an unrecorded date in April 1975, Southern Pacific (SP) 9500 was on the east end of the yard in Roseville, CA. SP 9500 was an EMD SD45X, SP Class EF642-1. It was built in 1970 builders number 35741. It was retired in 1984 and scrapped. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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HO scale SD45Xs working the East Pleasanton Rock Job at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA, on Friday, November 28, 2025. These are Scale Trains models.

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November 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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The notes with the collection say this is Portland, OR, on Friday, August 6, 1937. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough. Reportedly: this is an Articulated Mogul (AM) SP 4203, SP Class AM-2.

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The notes with the collection say this is Portland, OR, on Friday, August 6, 1937. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Darrough Collection. Since negatives were extensively traded it's possible Bill was not the photographer. Photos from this collection have been shared with permission from Jack Darrough, obtained before he died. Reportedly: SP 4203 was built in 1911 by Baldwin as a Mallet Mogul (MM), SP 4203, SP Class MM-2. This locomotive was upgraded in 1936 and converted to simple emerging as an Articulated Mogul (AM) SP 4203, SP Class AM-2. In 1938 the locomotive was renumbered to SP 3903. The disposition of this locomotive is, vacated and scrapped in 1946 Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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On Monday, November 24, 2025, my HO models of Canadian National (CN) 1776 and 2202 are leading a freight at Niles on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA.

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On Monday, November 24, 2025, my HO models of Canadian National (CN) 1776 and 2202 are leading a freight approaching Niles on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. These are both Rapido models. My CN 1776 is a model of an ALCo/MLW RSC-14 and 2202 is a model of an F-M/CLC H16-44. The real CN 1776 was an ALCo/MLW RSC-14, CN Class MR-14c. Reportedly, it was converted from CN RS18 3877 in 1975. CN 3877 was built in 1960, builders number 83257. CN 1776 was retired in 1987.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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California Pacific 3401, an HO model of an ALCo C628, at Klamath Junction on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. This photo was taken today, Monday, November 24, 2025. The California Pacific is a fictitious railroad.
California Pacific 3401, an HO model of an ALCo C628, at Klamath Junction on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. This photo was taken today, Monday, November 24, 2025. The California Pacific is a fictitious railroad that I used to call "my home road." This model is over 40 years old.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Southern Pacific (SP) AC-4 4101 in LA on Saturday, June 3, 1939. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Darrough Collection, shared with permission from Jack Darrough, obtained before he died.

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Southern Pacific (SP) AC-4 4101 in LA on Saturday, June 3, 1939. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Darrough Collection. Since negatives were extensively traded it's possible Bill was not the photographer. Photos from this collection have been shared with permission from Jack Darrough, obtained before he died. Reportedly: SP 4101 was built in 1928 by Baldwin as SP 4101, SP Class AC-4, builders number 60576. The disposition of this locomotive is, Vacated and scrapped in 1953. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" these photos without asking me first.
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Westbound at Challender
At 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at MP 368, Challender, AZ, on the BNSF Railway's Seligman Subdivision was a 3+0 westbound intermodal. Power on this train was 6757, 4196 and 7998.

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Westbound at Challender At 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at MP 368, Challender, AZ, on the BNSF Railway's Seligman Subdivision was a 3+0 westbound intermodal. Power on this train was 6757, 4196 and 7998. BNSF 6757 is an an ES44C4. Reportedly: It was built by GE in 2011 builder's number 60427.
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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At 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at MP 368, Chalender, AZ, on the BNSF Railway's Seligman Subdivision was a 4+0 eastbound intermodal.

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At 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at MP 368, Chalender, AZ, on the BNSF Railway's Seligman Subdivision was a 4+0 eastbound intermodal. Power on this train was 7192, 7289, 7798 and 5272. BNSF 7192 is a GE ES44C4. Reportedly, it was built circa 2013-14, builders number 62066. Please do not edit, crop, "correct" or "improve" my photos without asking me first. Photo by: Steve Sloan
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Southern Pacific (SP) AC-8 4197 in helper service. Notice the WW2 era light deflectors. Location perhaps Santa Margarita? WW2 era, sometime in 1942. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Jack Darrough Collection.

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Southern Pacific (SP) AC-8 4197 in helper service. Notice the WW2 era light deflectors. No notes on this one. Location not currently known, perhaps Santa Margarita? This is WW2 era, sometime in 1942. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Jack Darrough Collection. Since Bill Darrough died of cancer in 1942 this may be among his last train photos. Used with permission. Reportedly: SP 4197 was built in 1939 by Baldwin as a model AC-8, builders number 62285. The disposition of this locomotive is, vacated in 1954 and scrapped in 1955.
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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My HO model of WP 729 pulling a local on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. This is an Athearn Genesis model.

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My HO model of WP 729 pulling a local on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA. This is an Athearn Genesis model. The real WP 729 was an EMD GP9, WP Class RS62. Reportedly it was built in 1955, construction number 20700. It became UP 304 and was sold in 1985 to PNC.
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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An HO Model of BNSF 4336 was leading a train on Friday, October 24, 2025 at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers model railroad in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA.
A Scale Trains Rivet Counter model.

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An HO Model of BNSF 4336 was leading a train on Friday, October 24, 2025 at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers model railroad in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA. The real BNSF 4336 is a GE C44-9W. Reportedly: it was built in 1999 serial number 51671. My model is a Scale Trains Rivet Counter HO model.
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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GECX rent-a-wrecks 5951 & 5969 (former CSX GE B40-8s) were in charge of the Cimarron Valley Railroad's (CVR) westbound Dodge City Turn. The train did some work at Montezuma, KS, on Friday June 28, 2019.

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GECX rent-a-wrecks 5951 & 5969 (former CSX GE B40-8s) were in charge of the Cimarron Valley Railroad's (CVR) westbound Dodge City Turn. The train did some work at Montezuma, KS, on Friday June 28, 2019. GECX 5951 is a GE B40-8. Reportedly GECX 5951 was built in 1988 by GE as CR 5061 a model B40-8, builders number 45625 It is former CSX 5951, and before that, CR 5061.
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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At 8:20 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2019, Dakota Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW) 5454, 6941, 5500 were approaching 136th Ave NE, Near Arnold, ND with a northbound train.
DMVW 5454 is an SD50F.

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At 8:20 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2019, Dakota Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW) 5454, 6941, 5500 were approaching 136th Ave NE, Near Arnold, ND with a northbound train. DMVW 5454 is an SD50F. Reportedly DMVW 5454 was built by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, Ltd. as SD50F CN 5454 in 1987, serial number A4631.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM