The Northbound Pacific Surfliner crosses over Gaviota with a bi-level set. Even though this isn't the single level set with the Veterans Cabbage unit, I still have stunning views.

In the summer of 1998, Amtrak took delivery of some new equipment at Albany, NY including the F59PHI fleet that was built in London, ON and assembled in Schenectady, NY. This Pacific Surfliner F5... (more)

A fresh looking 452 in evening light.

This exceptionally clean F59PHI soaks up the sun.

Amtrak train #785, a Pacific Surfliner, stops at the new Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) on opening day, December 6th, 2014. As the sun sets, the colored lights i... (more)

A super clean F59PHI casts a long shadow as the sun prepares to drop below the horizon on a warm California winter's evening.

Locos and wheel sets

Contrasting current Amtrak road diesels sit outside the shop. One is an EMD product, the other GE. One dedicated to Pacific Surfliner service and the other used all over the system.

Amtrak train 774 heads towards Old Town while passing through scenic Del Mar.

A beautiful morning in San Clemente, and very fortunate for us one without marine fog, finds Amtrak 567 hustling by the pier. One of the best places to watch trains in the USA right here.

Only two of the many Amtrak Pacific Surfliners stop in Orange, California, which is primarily a Metrolink stop. On Thanksgiving Day 2012, train #567, the only northbound that stops in Oran... (more)

This is the life.....train spotting on the beach. Would love to live here and do this everyday.

Pacific Surfliner #580 scoots past swimmers, walkers, joggers, & sunning bikini clad beauties all enjoying the California lifestyle.

Scattered beach goers sun, swim and surf as Amtrak 580 heads southward along the Pacific Ocean.