The SP Permanente Local rolls through the burbs near Saratoga, California in February of 1995. This old orchard tree has just a few days left before the Santa Clara Valley Water District installs their pipe on the right of way. The Vasona Branch (aka Los Altos Branch) used to be lined with fruit trees in the days of steam.
SP caboose 4754 rolls across Stevens Creek Boulevard during sunset, and would also vanish from the Permanente Local run several years later. Those were interesting times indeed for the train.
Sam Reeves Photography
Pacific Grove, CA