Southbound Cascade with BNSF freight waiting at the end of double track along to Puget Sound with Mt. Baker in the distance.

Seen here at the heart of the Surf Line; San Onofre State Park. The next several miles of beach are considered among the premier surf spots in the world. The series of three beaches are collective... (more)

Seen here at the heart of the Surf Line; San Onofre State Park. The next several miles of beach are considered among the premier surf spots in the world. The series of three beaches are collective... (more)

Northbound Amtrak train #785 pulls into the depot at Fullerton, CA. Northbound trains typically are in push mode. Today this train was in push/pull mode making for a somewhat rare opportunity to ... (more)

Amtrak "Pacific Surfliner" #784 (Goleta to San Diego), with F59PHI 460 on the point and F59PHI 456 on the rear (because this trainset is made up of older Amfleet and Horizon Fleet equipment with n... (more)

Who would want to live anywhere else? ... expect maybe Pittsburgh :)

A beautiful evening for the 775.

A beat up and worn out second generation F59PHI heads West with a San Joaquin in tow.

The smart commuters are on Metrolink train 689 (Irvine to Los Angeles) rather than the Garden Grove Freeway above. With F59PHI 883 shoving on the rear, the train is approaching the stop in Orange... (more)

A Surfliner in push-mode accelerates away from Fullerton. If you are into Rock N' Roll, check out the Slidebar Cafe across the parking lot.

The lone green-striped 710ECO rebuilt Amtrak California F59PHI rests at Amtrak Oakland's Kirkham Street Facility awaiting some TLC maintenance time. The State of California and Amtrak are currentl... (more)

Passing one of the few remaining working farms along the route, Sounder #1510 heads north out of Puyallup, WA on the commuter run to Seattle. The train is about to pass under the new Shaw Road bri... (more)

With all passengers loaded on board, the conductor checks his clock as he gets ready to say highball.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 589 heads north out of San Diego for Los Angeles with three locomotives shoving on the rear - F59PHI 458, Dash 8-32BWH 505 and F59PHI 452. These trains normally re... (more)