SP 4449 heads north from San Luis Obispo with a helper to Santa Margarita, looking very much like the original Train 99 Coast Daylight except with an SD40 for a helper rather than a 2-10-2. This ... (more)

Don't remember a whole lot about this picture. The building on the left is the iconic former headquarters of the D&H. The train is probably the westbound Empire State Express. I was enroute bet... (more)

A Carl Franz charter on the Cass Scenic. The color version of this did not work because there was too much contrast between the fog shrouded woods and the dark engine, but in black and white I th... (more)

A DRGW train from Durango arrives past the stock pens at Chama. Or at least that what it looks like in this 1993 recreation by a Greg Scholl chartered freight. The scene is so convincing that wh... (more)

While traveling on Route 66 the generator on my 52 Ford failed and we spent an unexpected day in Flagstaff getting it repaired. That provided time for a quick early morning visit to the SWLM log ... (more)

A late afternoon chartered freight climbs toward Cumbres during the fall color season.

I believe this is a Northern California Railroad Club special from San Francisco to Monterey stopping to pickup passengers at the classic mission revival Burlingame station. Two months later 4460... (more)

A pretty conventional wedgie of a train in the snow. Perhaps it is the in your face contrast of the big bright engine nose against the gray background that appeals to me. And it IS BCRail, one o... (more)

SP 2472 splits the oft photographed semaphores at Sunol shortly after sunrise on a cool spring morning.

I was dithering trying to figure how best to take advantage of the dying light, and Joel said "forget the train, look at the SKY".

The Ferrocarril Electrico al Pacifico was an electrified 42 inch gauge line that ran from the capital of San Jose to the Pacific port of Puntarenas. At San Jose it connected with the steam/diesel... (more)

The D&S Valentine's Special was run the day before Valentine's Day since the Winter Photographers Special was scheduled for Sunday. Judging from the number of red cars, the proportion of passenge... (more)

Eastbound at Verdi, Nevada. I like this spot because the signals between the two tracks clearly show the left handed operation.

A Central American Rail Tours charter heads south on the Fegua (ex-IRCA) Pacific Division from Tecun Uman on the Mexican border to Escuintla. Interestingly, the timetable direction was north, dri... (more)

The D&S Winter Photographers Special backed into the canyon from Rockwood in order to provide new photo opportunities such as this southbound shot at High Bridge in morning light. This year's vers... (more)