The Guadalupe Turn (also known as "The Guad" and "The GUM Train," the latter in honor of an old SP manifest to Guadalupe) passes the classic Gemco Yard sign in Van Nuys (for the GM Plant that used... (more)

Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson (H1) #2839 sits outside of an amazing automobile museum (actually two of them, across the street from each other) in Sylmar, CA. While this is the Nethercutt Collecti... (more)

This was once the Pacific Electric bridge across the Santa Ana River, carrying Big Red Cars from San Bernardino to Redlands, as well as juice jacks dragging strings of orange filled box cars. Toda... (more)

(Updated due to new info). A year or so ago (maybe longer) this S4 appeared in an empty lot in the eastern end of Loma Linda, near Redleands (in an otherwise very suburban neighborhood). As time p... (more)

Amtrak's first heritage unit, P42DC #145 in Phase III paint heads down the River Sub West Bank after detraining all its passengers. In the background, famed Mission Tower, and its array of crossov... (more)

Amtrak's first heritage unit, P42DC #145 in Phase III paint backs out of LAUS with the trainset from train #1 (originating on the 18th). This was the last time the unit would be seen for some time... (more)

The lead unit on a three-unit consist of Gensets looks over at the Los Angeles skyline. Power is stored here, along the concrete LA River for the two locals out of the 4th Street Yard (the LOW10 t... (more)

Today's Officer's Special on the former SP Coast Line is seen passing by the beach in Serena on Santa Clause Lane (just a couple minutes from Carpenteria.

The Pomona Montclair Roadswitcher (LOB32 07) works Ventura Foods while the usual power for switching this siding, WAMX SW1500 nurses its injuries from a recent derailment.

The Ghost Town & Calico Railroad's restored Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose awaits the next weekday, when lower crowds see it being substituted for the steam train. This is one of the original... (more)

The train is coming... the 49th Street Wigwag is lit and wigging and wagging. The Y-CAL0112 Malabar Switcher is working Malabar Yard and about to cross 49th Street while a tractor trailer with a c... (more)

The Day Bud makes a rare appearance at Leesdale passing the Oxnard Pallet Company on the UP Santa Barbara Sub (former SP Coast Line). The two GP40-2s, running light, got up to track speed at an am... (more)

The Oil Cans slide under the historic "Buena Vista Viaduct," today's North Broadway Bridge, as seen from the Spring Street Bridge, near downtown Los Angeles.

Joint UP/NS BlueStreak service train, ZLCAI 29 to Atlanta is easily recognized by its usual single UP pilot engine leading an otherwise solid consist of Norfolk Southern power. The train is seen h... (more)

Rio Grande narrow gauge Consolidation #340 awaits its next turn at running the train in the Knott's Berry Farm shops. This engine is 129 years old, looks better than most 1 year olds out there, an... (more)