A short grain train is tied down on BNSF's San Jacinto Branch as it awaits a new crew to spot the cars at local customers along the branch.

The original Los Angeles PCC car (dedicated by Shirley Temple no less) still plies the Southern California rails to this day, having been saved from the scrapper by the Orange Empire Museum and be... (more)

This GE 45-tonner worked at nearby March Air Force Base prior to moving to Perris to become a part of the Orange Empire Railroad Museum. It is seen here with a display train in front of Barn 4.

The nicely restored Southern Pacific S4 #1474 is about to cross in front of "O'Neil's Diner" and old dining car with a Union Pacific M-1000 nose grafted on it at some point in time. The SP Alco wa... (more)

Alco and wigwag heaven can be found in Perris, CA. A restored SP S4, a soon-to-be-restored RSD12 (in Metropolitan Stevedore colors, but ex SP) and a restored RSD1 in Orange Empire's scheme move al... (more)

This former USDOT RSD1 was restored and painted for the Orange Empire Railway Museum in honor of their 50th Anniversary. It's a really neat engine and still running, with that great Alco sound (yo... (more)

Night Session at the Museum.

Orange Empire's Bloody Nose U-Boat Lettered The vinyl lettering was done on Thursday. The decals were made using 3M Scotchlite which is the correct historical material. She was out in the... (more)

After a long day hauling hundreds of museum visitors around the trolley loop this yellow car is being returned home after sunset. The conductor is checking that each wheel is on the same track. ... (more)

An excursion train from Perris and back to the Orange Empire Railroad Museum pushes towards downtown Perris. The cars are ex Agence métropolitaine de transport, and the locomotive is a former San... (more)

A Rainbow concest on the San Jacinto Local tied down near Mayer Farms at Milepost 15.9 on BNSF's San Jacinto Industrial Spur.

Early morning finds a wild concest on BNSF's San Jacinto Local near Perris.

Another former pride of Santa Fe passenger service resides in the safe confines of a museum's shop facilities. See my previous photo (ID: 328183) for it's predecessors similar fate.

Although acquired and restored to it's Washington state appearance from it's days in Yakima, 297 is actually a veteran of Southern California; having served the long forgotten Glendale and Montros... (more)

PE 418 and 498 are both in Carhouse 4 at the Orange Empire Railway Museum. Called Blimps because of their size (steam RR passenger car size), these interurbans started their lives in commuter ser... (more)