california-zephyr-on-the-sphttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/california-zephyr-on-the-sp/California Zephyr on the SP | Classic Trains MagazineClassic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20161117.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2022-09-302022-11-0343887
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It’s August 1951, and the westbound California Zephyr has left its normal Western Pacific route via the Feather River Canyon to detour over Southern Pacific’s Donner Pass line. Helping the CZ’s usual three WP F units up into the Sierra Nevada is an SP cab-forward.
Gordon Odegard photo