Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Dash 9-44CW 4906, operating with FURX SD40-2 7287 (ex-BNSF 7287, originally BN 7287) and BNSF GP38-2 2277 (ex-BN 2277, née-SLSF 422), approaches Cajon Pass' T... (more)

A north bound BNSF intermodal drops down grade between Allard and Caliente and through tunnels 1 and 2 as the head end pops out of tunnel 1 on a warm summer morning.

After my arrival I was thrilled to be living near famous Cajon Pass. This WB mixed freight is one of the first of many pictures or fine railfanning day, even with a ubiquitous -2.

Back when there seemed to be nothing but SD40-2s this consist is a little different but the real story is the first cut of cars. Livestock on the hoof. Probably one of the last such movements. ... (more)

The BNSF YWAT2041 is seen from the Redondo Beach Metro station. The insane amount of wires are contributions of both Metro catenary and a number of high-tension power lines.

Northbound Amtrak No. 14, the Coast Starlight with Siemans ALC-42 No. 314 leading, crosses Padre Juan Canyon Road as it rolls through Faria Beach Coloney on the Santa Barbara Sub.

When the British Petroleum (BP Products North America) refinery in Carson was sold to Tesoro Petroleum, their SW1200 switcher, BPOX 458, became Tesoro 001. Built by EMD in February 1959 as Colora... (more)

Double-headed F59PHIs lead Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 564 as it heads to San Diego from Los Angeles. Most likely, one of these two (AMTK 464 or AMTK 462) will be left in San Diego as a "... (more)

Heading east as it crests southern California’s Cajon Pass is BNSF train Z-LACWSP4-15U. BNSF ES44C4s 6613 and 8130, SD70ACEs 8992 and 8420, and Dash 9-44CW 5225 will take this UPS Expedited Int... (more)

Another atmospheric river hits California, but this one isn’t as bad as the one earlier in the month. Metrolink train 802, behind F125 903, rolls to a stop at the station (a former Santa Fe dep... (more)

Northbound Union Pacific AC4400CW no 6612 leads a northbound Guadalupe Local through Faria Beach into the setting sun.

Bringing up the markers on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe local heading east through Basta is Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe way car 999716. These cabooses were built in 1978. (Fullerton, California... (more)

Late in the afternoon, Union Pacific train LOG16R 14, technically the 7400 Zone Switcher out of Mead, but popularly called the Vopak Switcher, navigates the S-curve at the north end ... (more)

Several patched diesels sit in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway’s Watson Yard, in Los Angeles’ Wilmington neighborhood. BNSF SD40-2 7847 was built in July 1978 (27 years earlier) as Color... (more)

Switching cars at Union Pacific's Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), in Long Beach adjacent to their Dolores Yard, are UP SD40M-2 2664 (for all intents and purposes and SD45) and an SD... (more)