Progress Rail Services runs a rail wheel business on the Mojave Airport grounds in Mojave, CA. This bright red SW9 is the plant switcher.

An empty ballast train makes the turn towards Mojave as it nears CP Ansel.

Union Pacific's Sunday only "Oakland" passes over the Tujunga Wash and by the Department of Water and Power's Valley station in beautiful downtown Pacoima on a sunny weekend. To any thinking of ta... (more)

An Extra Benning Switcher heads back across Anacostia Railroad Bridge after switching tracks on its way to pick up some coal loads. Unfortunately only the lead unit is operating properly and the p... (more)

A Northeast Direct train races past the mid-century Pennsylvania Railroad structure in Odenton, Maryland.

A Brilliner pulls into the Drexel Hill station at the junction of the Sharon Hill and Media Lines outside Philadelphia. I would ride this car back to 69th Street on a teenage railfan adventure.

On one of my first railfanning trips traveling completely by myself, I explored the former Red Arrow Lines west of Philadelphia, including a stop at Drexell Hill where I was lucky enough to catch ... (more)

The Lake Shore Limited was an exciting catch for this young railfan on my first trip to Ohio. As I recall, it was very cold out and it had snowed the whole previous day. Many Amtraks I saw on this... (more)

The "Elsie" shoves a long string of cars towards Hawthorne while running alongside the parallel Century Freeway. This is one of those shots that I have wanted for decades, but getting a train faci... (more)

Stacks along the LA River. This train is going around the horn so to speak. It came in on the Alhambra Sub (SP Sunset Route) and is now heading down on the old Los Angeles Terminal (later UP, now ... (more)

The Colton Local is sadly no longer a sure thing on the old street running section of former Pacific Electric track on 9th Street, as the cutting back of the line means that it only heads down to ... (more)

A northbound Pacific Surfliner races past a northbound Guadalupe Turn (LOF67) as the freight waits its chance to head out. Unfortunately, Metrolink dispatchers would hold this freight for too long... (more)

The Guasti Local pulls a long string of boxcars towards Ontario Airport. The three gensets come from Kaiser Yard in Fontana.

The Pasadena Local crosses over Foothill Boulevard heading west as all around it work goes on to build the ROW sharing LA Metro Rail Gold Line. This train rarely has boxcars this far west, but was... (more)

The Cereal Food Processing plant switcher has just pulled a cut of cars up to the milling plant (from a spur off the Union Pacific Wilmington Sub).