L469 ran out of time and tied down at Stoughton for the night. This was taken just before the last of the MP15s left the WSOR.

Meet me in Wheeler. A gentleman in his Model T Ford pauses at a grade crossing in downtown Wheeler, OR, as Polson Logging Co. #2 passes by, in the process of doing some local switching.

Amtrak Saves the Day. Tired, frustrated and worried passengers crowd the platform at Ventura as a lengthy Amtrak 769, using three additional coaches and one locomotive from the San Joaquin/... (more)

The rear-end of CDTX 2114, a new SC-44 Charger built by Siemens in Sacramento, rests on one of the whisker tracks at the Redondo Turntable as it shares stalls with the AMTK 464 - a soon to be repl... (more)

Hocking Valley Scenic Railway's former Ohio Power Company #3 puts on a show leading the 11 AM excursion to Logan and return up the lines namesake, Hocking River Valley.

The Sun Sets on the Santa Fe. Redondo Junction, a home to the Santa Fe Railway's fleet of Southern California-based locomotive from steam into diesel days, can still be found to have a few ... (more)

After patiently waiting to meet the HRICBAR just south of town, BNSF 6344 charges into Shafter with a Q train on the drawbar. In the foreground, the 101-year-old Santa Fe depot still stands wearin... (more)

BUGX 2161 stands at one of the many grain facilities located throughout the Central Valley with an unknown future as a lengthy grain train can be seen behind it - wrapping all the way around to th... (more)

One of those "I Waited Years For This Shot" Shots. Growing up in Hanford, every time I would drive down to the grain facilities at Kings Park I would make it a point to find the red, EMD SD... (more)

A Trio of Log Hogs. The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad celebrates the roll-out of "Skookum" with a 3-engine line-up featuring 3 different types of oil-burning, logging locomotives, steamed up... (more)

"Skookum" After years of restoration effort in the shops of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, the completed Columbia River Belt Line Locomotive #7 "Skookum" sees the light of day for the fi... (more)

Zebra Stripes Return to the Redondo Turntable. Not too far of a cry from Santa Fe's original "Zebra Stripe" paint scheme, Pacific Harbor Line's similar scheme is one that certain... (more)

Generations Collide. On a warm morning in Los Angeles, a pair of newly delivered SC-44 "Charger" locomotives sit on the turntable's whisker tracks as they wait for their chance t... (more)

Tehran Railway Station

Impressive by day: better at night.

Backshops

EMD GT26CW No. 60-549 undergoes a heavy overhaul while the boys select from the stockpile traction motors and trucks for another locomotive. Trade embargoes have mad... (more)