A eastbound doublestack train is put into perspective as it races through Cadiz and across the vast Mojave Desert, with the famous Amboy crater in the distance.

On a beautiful summer morning doubleheaded UP steam locomotives 844 and 3985 storm northward to Cheyenne with the Denver Post excursion train.

BNSF 7674 brings a hot shot westbound Z train across the Colorado River at Topock on BNSF's Seligman Sub.

At the summit of Cima Hill, a westbound manifest begins the slow descent downgrade to Kelso while an auto train waits for its turn in the siding.

Running several hours off the advertised, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief starts down Cajon Pass at Summit with a rare November snowfall blanketing the surrounding landscape.

Descending the grade through Pine Lodge on BNSF main 2 in Cajon Pass, the MSCWC approaches the Highway 138 overpass with UP 3012 on the point, one of only a few SD70ACe-T4 units currently in servi... (more)

Easily one of the main reasons why SP's and now UP's locomotives are so filthy... the one and only Tunnel 5!

Following its first and very brief visit to Los Angeles, the Southern Pacific heritage locomotive finds itself assigned to the head end of the ZLCBR trailer train, and is seen here passing throug... (more)

At the southern tip of the San Joaquin Valley, dozens of Amtrak Express Boxcars are stored on the San Joaquin Valley railroad's Arvin branch located southwest of Bakersfield.

Returning from San Bernardino Railroad Days, the Santa Fe 3751 has little trouble outrunning motorists on Interstate 10 approaching Los Angeles. In a few minutes the steam special will reach its d... (more)

In dire need of a new paint job, a UP SD60M leads a loaded soda ash train through the Alhambra trench on the former SP Alhambra Subdivision.

Stormlight illuminates the high desert while a set of Trona Railway power shuffles around some hoppers at Searles Yard where freight is interchanged with Union Pacific. The crew will work well int... (more)

The Grand Canyon Railway's Alco FPA4 #6776 and an FPB4 booster unit are parked near the Interstate 40 overpass coupled to a string of cars in Wiliams on a cloudy afternoon in northern Arizona.

Empty coal train CTRSV-06 pulls through a little stretch of undulating territory as it approaches Saltdale on former SP Jawbone Branch.

A high perch at the western end of Afton Canyon provides this view of a UP intermodal entering the canyon on its eastward trek toward Las Vegas and points beyond.