A trio of brand new, SC-44 "Chargers," glisten on this rainy morning in downtown Los Angeles as they await their first chance to get out and stretch their legs.

BNSF 1618, a 1955-built GP9 still wearing its original Burlington Northern colors, catches some Southern California rays as it waits for its future to be decided.

A scene that's now one for the history books - AMTK 451, an F59PHi, takes a break at the Redondo Junction maintenance facility prior to returning to service between San Luis Obispo and San Diego. ... (more)

Sittin' Pretty: The Rock Island's freshly painted duo of GP38-2s bask in the evening sunlight, as a friendly neighborhood pup enjoys the view of the beautiful engines adorned in "Rebor... (more)

A spectacular sunset is just wrapping up and dusk is beginning to fall over Fillmore as Fillmore & Western No. 14 simmers quietly in the yard. The fine product of Baldwin is being prepared for a r... (more)

The local station agent has a lot on his mind this evening as he looks down the tracks, ahead of the big Southern Pacific 4-10-2 that is taking on water prior to departing. In reality, its another... (more)

side by side

Rock Island GP7 1293 and GP9 1318 at the west end of Silvis shop wait to go in for the GP rebuild program.

This trio of immaculate General Electric E60’s has the morning, loaded, train well in hand as they climb a short, steep grade that takes them out of eastern Utah’s Coyote Basin. Today’s trai... (more)

The Pacific Locomotive Association. Here, the crews from the Pacific Locomotive Association (dba, the Niles Canyon Railway) pose with the two big articulated locos that performed this day f... (more)

TDCX 202 leads the final cut of inbound empty hoppers into the Delong Company elevator.

Moon over Sunol. A full moon rises over the the 1884-vintage Southern Pacific Depot in Sunol, CA, as Clover Valley Lumber Co. saddle-tanker #4 sits hot and ready for her next assignment. ... (more)

Babysitting the beast. The shadowy figure of Clover Valley Lumber Co. #4's engineer wades through a bath of steam from the open cylinder cocks, as he oils around his locomotive in anticipat... (more)

An inbound Metra train passes under the signals at Tower B-12.