Northbound Union Pacific No.7337 leads the Guadalupe hauler through Seacliff Siding along a calm Santa Barbara channel.

Hugging the coastline as it heads south to San Diego is Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 768, which originated in Goleta, near Santa Barbara. Cruising along the Pacific Ocean at milepost 206, this... (more)

The Gold Bar turn prepositioning ballast cars for further flooding in the Skykomish Valley.

A crew-member riding point (this engine is actually at the rear of the train at this point) waves at some locals as a riprap train that has gained a lot of local attention moves farther north up t... (more)

Metrolink 664 passes some beachgoers at San Clemente North Beach as they head towards Oceanside.

A Breathtaking Evening. Following a morning filled with sunshine and an afternoon that saw a torrential downpour, those of us photographing the day's BNSF riprap work train as it dumped at ... (more)

Into The Storm. With another day of dropping riprap at milepost 207 on the Surfline complete, BNSF 5982 slowly backs out of the work area for the San Clemente pier where a crew change is sc... (more)

An Order of BNSF, on the Rocks. On a warm, summer's morning in San Clemente, California, a southbound BNSF riprap train slowly cruises into town to continue efforts that have been taking pl... (more)

Train On The Rocks. BNSF Railway 7289(ES44DC) was trailing on the lead of the second W-SBDSBD that arrived in San Clemente, California trains loaded with rip rock and ballast. Due to "earth... (more)

Help Has Arrived! Due to what is being termed "earth movement", Metrolink service between Los Angeles and Oceanside and Amtrak Surfliner service between Los Angeles and San Diego has been ... (more)

"Coke Zero With a Side of Water"

On the morning of September 2nd, 2021, CDOT/SLE train 1699, with CTrail (CTDX) GE P40BH 6711 sits stranded at CP274 in New Haven, Connecticut on Metr... (more)

With only minutes of daylight left, BNSF's Custer, WA to Everett, WA manifest rolls past The Chrysalis Inn & Spa in Bellingham, WA on May 14th, 2021 with BNSF 181 in Santa Fe paint leading followe... (more)

CN 5703 Leads a two unit Intermodal across Sunset Lake in Vicksburg Michigan for Chicago Illinois , after leaving the CN Battle Creek Yard

Even during the middle of a severe winter storm in the Pacific Northwest that caused freezing rain in Oregon and heavy snowfall in Washington, it's business as usual for the railroad as BNSF SD75M... (more)