A blast from the past! UP 1004 looks right at home in patched Cotton Belt as it passes the mission bell tower in the village of San Miguel. The turn comes down from Watsonville Junction every Satu... (more)

The Coast Starlight heads through San Miguel on its way north.

Passing the original Mission San Miguel structure that still welcomes both tourists and school children from across the state to learn its history, UP 2617 leads another heavy edition of the south... (more)

Lugging the well-known oil cans past a derelict looking Purina Chows mill, UP 7078 and three more GE's notch up as they bring the heavy train into the town of San Miguel on their southbound journe... (more)

A rather unusually late afternoon auto rack thunders past Mission San Miguel. This is the 16th of 21 California Missions and was established on July 25, 1797. This location reminds me so much of t... (more)

BNSF power sits on McKay track 2, a few days after coming south with a Military train.

Cars from the UP super bowl train head back north for storage. The trailing baggage car apparently had an axle lock up and the whole train had to wait for repairs in Los Angels. Rather than coming... (more)

The base of a Searchlight signal on Union Pacific's Coast line generates an intense glow thanks to a fresh coat of silver paint.

The Coast Starlight passing Mission San Miguel, one of the 21 missions that were built by the Spaniards. This mission was badly damaged in an earthquake and is awaiting restoration.