An empty oil tanker heads for the refineries while an Eastbound Capitol skirts the Carquinez Straits, with Interstate 80 soaring high above.

On another spectacular March afternoon, two SD70M's tag up to leads a Westbound auto train along the banks of the Carquinez Straits, which is lined by fisherman trying their luck on the choppy wat... (more)

A good size UP stack train, led by 7403, snakes it's way along the San Pablo Bay on a very Pleasant California Summer day.

Just before sundown, ZCSLT rounds a curve at the approach the American river bridge. After a long afternoon of chasing 1989 over the Donner Pass this was my last shot of the day, and one of the b... (more)

A beat up and worn out second generation F59PHI heads West with a San Joaquin in tow.

The Gibson (IHB), Indiana to Milpitas, CA auto train rolls West along the banks of the San Pablo Bay on the warmest day of the whole Summer.. What's the high, you ask? 84 degrees.

The Feather River Express heads West through Rodeo and Hercules skirting the San Pablo Bay.

Westbound Train #5 rolls past the Valero Refinery in Rodeo, while still skirting the edge of the San Pablo Bay.

The second heritage unit into NorCal in just four days! UP 1996 eases around the curves of the Cal-P in charge of a 5600 foot Global Two to Oakland stack train.

The Carquinez Straits, UP's Ozol Yard, and the city of Martinez make a busy backdrop for the Oakland bound Capitol Corridor #545.

A Westbound Capitol Corridor glides along the Carquinez Straits, and against the hillsides of Contra Costa County.

The ZNPOA lead by UP 4225 crosses over Westbridge in West Davis, CA.

Two P42's have the duties of dragging the California Zephyr through the endless curves of the Cal-P, all while skirting the San Pablo Bay and Carquinez Straits.

Amtrak California No. 738 rushes eastward through Benicia, CA, passing one of two Class G break bulk ships in the Railroad: Amtrak California
Locomotive: EMD F59PHI
Location: Bahia, California, USA
Locomotive #: CDTX 2009
Train ID: AMTK 738
Photo Date: May 29, 2010

The end of a warm September afternoon begins to close, as beachgoers including a beautiful Welsh Corgi while CDTX 2003 pushes another Eastbound along the waters of the San Pablo Bay.