After a hard climb, Roaring Camp Shay #7 "Sonora" rests at the summit of Bear Mountain.

On the first run-by of the day, Engineer Jeff S. puts on a good show for the railfans attending the Clover Valley #4's first public outing.

In crisp morning light, Clover Valley 2-6-6-2T #4 splits the semaphores as it enters Sunol to pick up passengers for the Post-Winterail photo charter.

Now on the point of the 2:00 PM train after leading a sold-out 12:30 PM train, RC&BT Shay 7 "Sonora" heads into the Redwood forest outside of the station.

UP 7521 leads the MWCRVB-27 through Marcel on the backside of the Tehachapi Loop on a rainy January afternoon.

Leading an IDITAX-24, UP 1983 has finished it's climb over Tehachapi Pass, and will now continue north through the Central Valley of California, and eventually ending it's run in Tacoma, Washingto... (more)

Under cloudy skies, BNSF ES44DC 7358 leads a stack train past the Caesar Chavez Center near Rowen. A KCS AC4400CW is 2nd out in the lead consist.

With more than 130 miles under it's belt on it's westbound journey, and nearly 100 until the day's destination, Santa Fe 3751, a 1927 graduate of Baldwin Locomotive Works crawls it's way through A... (more)

BNSF Dash 9 4944 leads an ethanol train past the siding at Bealville, while a BNSF Intermodal train waits to head East (according to the SP timetable)

A newer (2012 build) Union Pacific SD70ACe (better than the ratty ones I see quite a bit on the Coast Line), numbered 8773, leads the ABESPX-15 past a waiting train in the siding at Ansel on Union... (more)

After sitting in Walong for what seemed like an eternity, due to a "Emergency", the "Monster" Roseville-West Colton manifest, THE Q RVWCB-15 heads through the small canyon near Cable.

After letting 3 higher priorty stack trains pass, BNSF 7913 leads the Yermo, CA bound U FTHBAR1 30A under the signal bridge in Peach Springs.

In clearer skies on Friday, GCRY F40PH 237 departs the south rim of the Grand Canyon with the Williams Flyer in tow.

BNSF 5077 leads a manifest past the iconic Canyon Diablo bridge near Winslow.

BNSF ES44DC 7389 leads an EB Z-Train past East Flagstaff