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The time from the late-1950s
until the mid-1990s were years of transition and decline of the SP’s influence in the west;
however, the photographs and extended captions presented
here emphasize the railroad in its former, healthy condition. With 223 photographs by
45 photographers, Southern Pacific: Sacramento Division presents a thorough look at
SP’s mainline and branchline operations from Dunsmuir to
Fresno, and from Sacramento to Ogden. The presentation illustrates the dramatic geographic and geologic
conditions through which the Southern Pacific’s various Sacramento Division lines were built, from pastoral
farming land, to deserts, to rugged mountains.
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All was quiet when we found Clinchfi eld SD40s Nos. 3009 and 3014 at rest over Labor Day Weekend 1982 in the yard at Dante, Va. Today the yard is full of stored coal hoppers and the railroad through Dante is mothballed. STEVE BARRY PHOTO
but we wheeled around and got the shot. Later that trip, we chased a Clinchfield
train south toward the yard and shop at Erwin, Tenn. This was before GPS or even DeLorme atlases. If you were lucky, you had a state highway map that showed railroads. Somehow we caught the train at several good locations (including, quite by accident, the big bridge over Boone’s Creek near Johnson City, Tenn.) Upon arrival at Erwin one of the crew members commented to us, “You guys must know your way around pretty well. You got us at all the good spots.” It’s good to be lucky. Since it was Labor Day weekend, we encountered quiet railroads everywhere for the most part. We found only one employee on duty at the L&N shop in Corbin, Ky., who said we could wander all over the place. On the Clinchfield we were granted access to the shop at Erwin, and the outlying yards were quiet. It was at one of those yards, in Dante,
Va., where we captured a “real” Clinchfield unit in the original gray and yellow. I had chased last year’s Santa Train operasted by CSX and wasn’t planning on doing so this year. Thus, I accepted an invitation from the Lancaster (Pa.) Chapter NRHS to be the speaker at their banquet on Friday night, November 20. But when CSX suddenly mothballed the Clinchfield route I knew I had to get down there and see what could be the last Santa Train (or even the last through train of any type) on the railroad. Thus, I left the banquet at 9:30 p.m. and drove all night, arriving at Pool Point near Elkhorn City, Ky., at 7:15 a.m., 30 minutes ahead of the Santa Train. One last Clinchfield chase — it was something I had to do. I’m glad I did, since the future seems uncertain for the former Clinchfield. Best wishes for a happy new year from all
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