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RailwayStation.com - Aerial and Satellite Photographs of Southwest US Railroads The following links will open a new window and take you to selected locations on the Microsoft Terraserver. The resolution varies from 16-meters down to 1-meter per pixel, which is detailed enough to recognize individual railcars and railroad roadbed. Once at the Terraserver site you can zoom, navigate and search for other locations, and topo maps. Don't forget to come back to RailwayStation.com! If you know of other areas that you would like to see here, email us. Be aware however, that much of the country is not covered by the Terraserver photo database. Index AZ CA NV UT USA Region Map Aerial Home Arizona Copper Basin Railway Hayden Yard and Shops - Hayden Junction - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com Copper Basin Railway Kelvin Yard - and junction to Magma Branch - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com Magma Junction - Interchange between the UP (ex SP), Copper Basin RY and Magma RR - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com Picacho siding and beginning of the Phoenix Sub - UP (ex SP) - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com Arizona Eastern RR Shops - Globe, AZ - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com Arizona Eastern RR Claypool yard and mine complex loop - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com Arizona Eastern RR Globe Yard - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com San Manuel RR and mine complex (currently "mothballed") - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com UP (ex SP) Phoenix Yard - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com SP-ATSF Phoenix Union Station - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com UP (ex SP) Yuma yard - interchange with Yuma Valley RR - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com UP (ex SP) Bowie interchange with Arizona Eastern RR - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com Apache Railway Yard - Snowflake, AZ - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com BNSF (ex ATSF) Winslow Yard - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com BNSF (ex ATSF) Flagstaff Yard and Depot - thanks to Tom Fassett at Railroadforum.com Canyon Diablo, AZ - The spectacular Canyon Diablo bridge is in Northern Arizona between Flagstaff and Winslow on the BNSF (former Santa Fe) Cienega Creek, AZ - East of Tucson, the former Southern Pacific (now UP) lines cross over each other in a canyon. A train appears on the high bridge. Cienega Creek, AZ - East of Tucson, the former Southern Pacific (now UP) lines cross over each other in a canyon. Color Image! Phoenix, AZ - ATSF turntable Tucson, AZ - Union Pacific (ex SP) yard. Color Image! Williams, AZ - Grand Canyon Railway passenger station and BNSF "Peavine" branch Ajo, AZ - New Cornelia open pit copper mine served by the Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend until the mine closed in 1985. Verde River Canyon, AZ - On this terraimage you will find the depot for the Verde Canyon Railway. It is difficult to see here, but with some careful looking you will see it. You will see a train on the tracks in front of the station. The train itself will look a little odd because this railway has an open flatcar between every coach car., hence the dark/light/dark/light appearance of the train from this view. Looking towards the middle of the train on the south side of the track and straining your eyes to the point of ruination, you will see the station itself and the 2 parking lots to the south of it across the road. If you zoom out and then click north once you will see a large dark patch. This is a tailing pile (obviously huge) from the smelting operation that once existed here. The ore came from a town known as Jerome not far from here. More on Jerome in a moment. For now, you can click north and follow the route of this railway into the Verde Canyon. The reason I want to mention Jerome is because it is up on the mountain next to this town (Clarkdale, Arizona). If you are in this town and are a good spotter, you can watch the train leave or arrive. The whistle can be heard from Jerome. Jerome itself is a nice place to visit - it has mine tours and discusses how the railway was used to get ore from here to elsewhere. Thanks to Matthew E. Abbott Back to the Top California Oakland, CA - Union Pacific's West Oakland Yard. Color Image! Los Angeles, CA - Union Station - Color Image! Fullerton, CA - Amtrak and Metrolink station. Color Image! Sacramento, CA - California State RR Museum (left) and SP shops (right). Color Image! California Coastal Records Project provides a very detailed, color aerial photographic survey of the California Coast. There are quite a few interesting railroad locations along the coast and we've bookmarked a few hightlights here. Amtrak's Northbound Coast Starlight - west of Santa Barbara Fort Bragg, CA - California Western San Clemente, CA - MetroLink Train Oceanside, CA - Track maintinance Oceanside, CA - Transit Center (Amtrak, Coaster, MetroLink) San Clemente, CA - Amtrak Surfliner Alegria Canyon, Hollister Ranch - Bridge on former Southern Pacific (now UP). Canada del Agua Caliente, Hollister Ranch, CA Gaviota State Beach Park Union Pacific Railroad trestle and public pier Gaviota, CA - Chevron Processing Plant Another trestle east of Gaviota Carrizo Gorge, CA - Goat Canyon Bridge on the former San Diego & Arizona Eastern. This is the largest curved wooden trestle in the U.S. Hollenbeck Loops, CA - On the former Western Pacific (Now BNSF). Thanks to Andrew McNeilage Oakland, CA - Western Pacific Mole. Another Railroad Aerial Image Site: California Rails From Above the Air. Los Angeles, CA - The ATSF Roundhouse at Redondo Jct. which was recently demolished. (before demolition) Los Angeles, CA - The ATSF Roundhouse at Redondo Jct. which was recently demolished. High resolution Color image. (after demolition) Plaster City, CA - US Gypsum Company's Plaster City Narrow Gauge Railroad. Learn more about this narrow gauge railroad at Craig Tice's The US Gypsum Company's Plaster City Narrow Gauge Railroad page. The Barstow Yard - Barstow, CA goes mainly northeast (up/right) from there. The old Harvey House/Santa Fe Station/Amtrak Station is about a mile away. Thanks to Harry Marnell Horseshoe Curve - Cuesta Pass, CA This is the Horseshoe Curve on the Cuesta west of San Luis Obispo, CA. The numerous pictures of the SP Daylight, and cab forwards were taken here. As well as the famous Richard Steinheimer Horse and Iron Horse picture. Thanks to Bruce Morden Keddie Wye on the former Western Pacific West Colton, CA Dunsmuir, California - Historic railroad town on the Southern Pacific North of Dunsmuir towards Mt. Shasta are two amazing hairpin curves San Diego, CA - Santa Fe Depot Southern Pacific's Tehachapi Loop - More area and Up close Southern Pacific's Donner Pass Stockton, CA - Stockton Tower, Seen as a black rectangle left of center was razed in 1999. Follow the tracks south to the UP Yards, east to the BNSF yards. More about Stockton Tower at the Central California Rails site. Stockton, CA - Union Pacific's Stockton Yards - former WP shops, in the UP East yard, currently the shops are operated by ACE (Altamont Commuter Express) Thanks to David Epling for correcting our description error. Please visit David Epling's sites: Unofficial CCT Website Unofficial CFNR Website Regional & Shortline RR Directory InternationalRailfair.com San Francisco, CA - Southern Pacific Station Color Image! Klondike, CA - ATSF Ash Hill Submitted by Steve Sandifer Cajon Pass, CA - One of the best known spots in the west Submitted by Steve Sandifer - Sullivan's Curve - Alray Tunnels - Cajon Summit Williams Loop, CA - former Western Pacific track (now UP)loops over itself. Back to the Top Nevada Caliente Station, NV - Union Pacific - thanks to Andrew McNeilage Crestline, NV - UP's old and new alignment - thanks to Andrew McNeilage Wendover Hill, NV - WP/UP - thanks to Andrew McNeilage Jackass Flats, NV - This a mysterious unconnected railroad was built in the 1960s and used to move an experimental, nuclear rocket engines from the an assembly building to a test stand. Utah Gilluly Loops, UT - Former D&RGW (now UP) Thanks to Andrew McNeilage Lucin Cutoff, UT - E.H. Harriman's shortcut for the SP across the Great Salt Lake. You'll need to scroll east/west too view the entire crossing. Thanks to Andrew McNeilage Ogden, UT - U.P. transfer table. Note the turntable near the top of the screen. Color Image! Thanks to Trent Dowler Ogden, UT - Old Roundhouse location. Thanks to Trent Dowler. Color Image! Ogden, UT - Union Station (right) is also the site of the Utah State Railroad Museum. Color Image! Promontory Point, UT - Site NEAR the completion of the first US trancontinental railroad. Thanks to Andrew McNeilage. Small correction on 4-21-04: The Golden Spike site is NOT at Promontory Point however. The accurate location of the Golden Spike, Promontory Summit, is approx. 20 miles north of the "point" at the south end of the Promontory Peninsula (in the Great Salt Lake). Thanks to Mike Stucki for this info on the Golden Spike. Aero Incorporated has some excellent aerial photography of rail sites in Utah and Wyoming Utah State Railroad Museum. Back to the Top Click on the map to select a new region. © 1997-2005 by Railway Station Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified on Sunday, 17-Feb-2008 14:13:51 PST