At Home in the Desert
Photo by Scott E. McDonald
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Southern Pacific GP9 sits proudly in front of the Morman Rocks at Cajon
Pass, Californai! Countless GP9 locomotives from Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific passed these rocks at one of the nation's famous railway landmarks,
the Cajon Pass north of San Bernadino, California. |
Yokohama Live Steam Club, Yokohama, Japan
Photo by K.Wada |
Long Haul!
Southern Pacific GP9 keeping pace with a Japanese 'Pacific' class live
steamer at the tracksite of the Yokohama Live Steamers. Thats a 22 car
rake of Bachman gondolas behind the locomotive. |
Unicorn Mountain Railway, Dale City, Virginia
Photos by S. McDonald
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Heading for Work!
Pennsylvania GP9 heading towards the yard to do a day's work of hitchin'
and switchin'. |
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Unicorn Mountain Railway, Dale City, Virginia
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Strange Interchange
This Southern Pacific is a long way from home if it's on the same
track as the Pennsy Geep! Look at that REAL exhaust streaming from the
exhaust port! Now that's realism for diesel motive power!
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I.E.&W Railway, Purcelleville, Virginia
Photo by S. McDonald
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Sitting Pretty
This photo has often been mistaken for the real thing!. This Union
Pacific is hauling a long rake of Model Die Cast 1/32 scale boxcars, reefers,
and gondolas around the 1/10th mile loop of the I.E.&W. Railway.
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Association of Railway Modelers, Folignio, Italy
Photo by J. Grummons
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On Vacation in Italy
Making the rounds of the live steam track in Valtopina, Italy at
the 1996 International Live Steam Festival.
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San Jose, CA
Photo by R. Finlayson
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Working With Steamers
Union Pacific GP9 shunting rolling stock and making up a train in the yard
for a long haul by a local live steamer! |
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Bay Area Board of Directos Weekend Steam - - (Rev) - Up, San
Jose, CA
Photo by R. Finlayson
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Showing off for the Public
"That's a REAL locomotive" , exclaims an excited youngster as the GP9 makes
an impressive run over a connecting bridge of a modular railway. This Union
Pacific is pulling a long rake of 1/29 ARISTO mainline rolling stock around
the modular railway on display at the Bay Area Garden Railway Society's
Annual Board of Director's Weekend show. Here you can see how the GP9 is
at home with track power locomotives because of its insulated wheels. |
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Making the Rounds in Southern California
Photo by Scott E. McDonald
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Lush vegitation and excellent rockwork makes an impressive background
for an SP GP9. This GP9 makes a short visit to the Rose Valley Railway
owned and operated by Larry and Tanya Rose of La Mesa, California. |