Railroads & Locomotives History 50 Years Ago in Trains: Storming California’s Beaumont Hill

50 Years Ago in Trains: Storming California’s Beaumont Hill

By | September 16, 2025

Espee steam thunders on a California grade

Under a cloud of black smoke, a hardworking steam locomotive climbs California's Beaumont Hill in 1948

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