Stockton Tower with a Santa Fe eastbound
This isn't much of shot, but it's pure history now. Shot from the porch of the Stockton Tower, as four second-generation units of three GP30s and a GP35 power an eastbound across the SP and WP (in the distance) mainlines. The connecting tracks to both railroads are visible on the right side of the photograph. At the time there was no through connection to the north. The units, from the rear are: 3228, 3276, 3380 (the GP35) and 3272. Photo angles at Stockton Tower toward the east were cluttered with poles set close to the tracks, and from the tower phone cables were also an issue. This was a late afternoon shot based on the shadows. A project has begun to grade-separate this crossing, now a single set of tracks since the WP and SP lines have been combined. This will alleviate rail and Stockton street congestion from waiting trains on both the UP and BNSF tracks. The UP tracks also support ACE commuter trains between Stockton and the South Bay.
Stockton Tower with a Santa Fe eastbound
This isn't much of shot, but it's pure history now. Shot from the porch of the Stockton Tower, as four second-generation units of three GP30s and a GP35 power an eastbound across the SP and WP (in the distance) mainlines. The connecting tracks to both railroads are visible on the right side of the photograph. At the time there was no through connection to the north. The units, from the rear are: 3228, 3276, 3380 (the GP35) and 3272. Photo angles at Stockton Tower toward the east were cluttered with poles set close to the tracks, and from the tower phone cables were also an issue. This was a late afternoon shot based on the shadows. A project has begun to grade-separate this crossing, now a single set of tracks since the WP and SP lines have been combined. This will alleviate rail and Stockton street congestion from waiting trains on both the UP and BNSF tracks. The UP tracks also support ACE commuter trains between Stockton and the South Bay.