The San Fransisco Chief rolls into Merced, in a classic scene.

Amtrak 2004 West (715) rolls by Amtrak 96 East (716), which will perform the "Merced Shuffle', a reverse move back onto the main.

The 7739 West rolls through at track speed.

As Amtrak San Joaquin 716 makes its station stop in Merced I got a chance to get this shot of this BNSF really puttin out the exhaust, look closely, the 3rd unit is a KCS AC4400CW.

A unit coil train idling early in the morning.

Amtrak 717 pulls into the depot at Merced on a hot evening.

Birds flee from the path of 702 as it brakes for its stop in Merced.

Train 704 departs Merced headed for Bakersfield.

P42DC pushing Amtrak California 716 down the valley.

717 is seen at the Merced platform as the Sun begins to set.

Amtrak 715 at Merced. The rain finally stopped long enough to throw some decent light on the train.

Amtrak 712, led by the "Point Bonita" makes a stop in Merced on a fine day. The red-shirted guy is the engineer reboarding after checking for plow damage. Apparently the train hit a small object... (more)

San Joaquin number 716 takes care of its station work in a break in a heavy storm, this storm caused tornados in the Sacramento area and could be seen prior in the trip near Antioch across the riv... (more)