Among the power sitting at Fort Worth & Western's Hodge Yard are several former FWWR diesels, now in National Railway Equipment's lease fleet. NREX SD40-2 2018 is the former FWWR 2018 "Taran... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific freight heads out of Las Vegas on the UP's Third Subdivision of the Utah Division behind a trio of SD40-2s, led by UP SD40-2 3604. Bringing up the markers, when that wa... (more)

Union Pacific "Quality Manifest" train 1-WCKC-Q-(K)-17 passes through the Hinda Crossovers as it heads east from West Colton CA to Kansas City KS. Still early after the UP's acquisition... (more)

Rounding the famed Tehachapi Loop is an Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway piggyback train heading north to, most likely, Stockton CA based upon all the Bud of California refrigerated trailers, to... (more)

Descending Cajon Pass is a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway baretable train, heading from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to San Bernardino, just sixteen miles ahead. Two-month-old BNSF Dash 9-44CW ... (more)

Idling away at Amtrak's Redondo Junction’s coach yard is Dash 8-32BWH 509. Built by General Electric as road power for Amtrak in December 1991, these hood diesels wore one of the most spectacul... (more)

Emerging from a cluster of Amtrak Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink commuter trains, and beneath the gaze of Los Angeles' distinctive City Hall, Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Star... (more)

Los Angeles Metro Rail operates six rail lines (four light rail lines and two subway lines). While ridership had been pretty good, bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic still exists. Beginning in 2... (more)

Splitting the signals as it speeds eastbound across the original transcontinental railroad is a Union Pacific freight with a pair of the railroad's unique "Fast Forties" on the headend: ... (more)

In order to handle cars in the Erman Scrap Yard, a GE 55-ton diesel that formerly belonged to the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Mines was acquired. Engine 1038 is seen here with a t... (more)

A pair of Paducah & Louisville "GP38-2"s await their next assignment at the railroad's yard in Louisville. Built in October 1984 as GP40-2s (3808 was Cotton Belt 7262, 3805 was Cotton B... (more)

Just as the sun sets, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Limited, is about to depart Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal behind a trio of SDP40Fs – 524, 519 and 512 – as soon as t... (more)

Having just crossed into California from Arizona, an Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway freight awaits a fresh crew to continue its journey westward on the railway's Needles Sub. ATSF SD40-2s 517... (more)

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board is the governing body for the Caltrain Peninsula commuter rail transit service between San Francisco, San Jose and Gilroy. Among the railroad equipment t... (more)

Late in the day, with their work done, a pair of power sets for locals have tied up for the day. Closest to us are BNSF GP39-2 2732 (ex-BN 2732) and GP38-2 2317 (ex-BN 2317, née-SLSF 462) and, o... (more)