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Okanagan Express CP 8836 and 8839 westbound Trout Creek Bridge West Sumerland, BC May 23, 1983 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

ATSF 16C F3A Train 15, the Texas Chief Joliet Union Station April 1964 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

D&H PA-1 18 CP Glenn Yard Westmount, Que. March 22, 1970. Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

CRIP 646 Rocket Section Chicago, 99th Street April 21, 1964 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇲

Southern Pacific 4415 Signal 4955 Between Leland & Wolf Creek, OR July 1982 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

PC 4303 Train 31, The Spirit of St. Louis Cincinnati Limited Altoona, PA February 22, 1969 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

Keddie Wye Waiting in March 1983 UP SD40-2s 3250, 3172, & 3181 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

IC 4025 The City of Miami Champaign, IL April 1965 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

Rise & Shine ☀️ Yuma, Arizona 🇺🇸

SP commuter train 22nd Street station April 1985. 👉🏻It was in the process of becoming Caltrain at that time. Location is one of the Caltrain stations in San Francisco Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

Southern Pacific 4415 Signal 4955 Between Leland & Wolf Creek, OR July 1982 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

Train 2, the San Francisco Chief Roger was in the cab August 26, 1967 SP 3936 and freight on SP track Sand Cut, CA Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

Southern Pacific Donner Lake Brian Jennison commented, "The rock work supporting the track is known as the Chinese Wall and the wall behind the train once supported wood snowsheds." 8/1980 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇲

Southern Pacific 9331 EB going around the horn on track 2 Cape Horn, CA November 1980 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

SP 4449 Special Portland to Los Angeles For the filming of "Tough Guys" Sacramento River Canyon MP 296.5 exiting Tunnel 11 Riverview Resort Between Delta & Lakehead, CA. March 1986 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇲

Southern Pacific Train 1, Sunset Limited Houston, TX January 22, 1971 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

Southern Pacific E9A 6053 Train 2, the Sunset Limited Houston, TX station June 5, 1969 👉🏻 after late-era service reductions some people dropped “Limited” and just said “Sunset” Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸

Rise & Shine ☀️ Good Morning. Today it’s all about the Southern Pacific from the archives of the Roger Puta Collection. Yesterday there were some unplanned service interruptions. Today I’m expecting hourly posting as scheduled until 1630 Pacific Time.

Burlington Northern 6198 Lincoln, NE May 1980 Roger Puta Collection Description by Marty Bernard Public Domain 🇺🇸