BNSF 5353 brings a hot Z train across the Highway 4 bridge while a stack train waits in the hole at Collier. Throw in another Z train in front of this guy and you have yourself a busy day along th... (more)

392 Tons of H1's! A couple C44-9Ws in the heritage 1 paint scheme bring a stack train through Chistie on the BNSF Stockton Subdivision in Franklin Canyon. After waiting for a couple westbou... (more)

A peaceful day along the shores of the San Pablo Bay gets broken as Union Pacific 8602 comes grinding through Pinole, California, with a long stack train in tow. A large portion of the UP Martinez... (more)

On Thanksgiving Day, a late Amtrak Coast Starlight train comes flying along the UP Sacramento Subdivision just north of Del Paso. Usually, this train passes through here at night, but do to the de... (more)

A couple of the old Southern Pacific Rotaries can still be seen lingering around Union Pacific's J.R. Davis Yard in Roseville, California. These snow removal beasts are still used in extreme circu... (more)

A classy ending. Four of LARail's private cars bring up the rear of Amtrak's Coast Starlight train as it flies across West Bridge in Davis, California. These cars (from front to back) are t... (more)

After completing the journey over the treacherous Cuesta Pass from San Ardo to San Luis Obispo, Union Pacific 8359 and the loaded oil cans stop to take a break before getting a new crew and headin... (more)

On a brisk winter morning in Davis, California, Union Pacific 1982 pushes an intermodal train east along the Cal-P corridor. On this section of the line, the tracks pass right through a wildlife r... (more)

Old Highway 99 is almost as abandoned as the West Valley Subdivision these days. Years ago, both these roads served as a mainline of sorts bringing people and good up and down the Sacramento Valle... (more)

On a beautiful fall evening in the Sacramento Valley, California Northern 504 brings a short Maxwell Turn train past a long line of yellow trees near Arbuckle along the CFNR West Valley Subdivisio... (more)

On a beautiful fall evening in Williams, California Northern 504 brings a short Maxwell Turn along the West Valley Subdivision. Notice how the valley is just now seeing it's fall colors come to li... (more)

A modern train passes historical technology. California Northern 504 splits a couple of Southern Pacific searchlights located along the West Valley Subdivision near Williams, California. Back in t... (more)

On a sunny November afternoon, the California Northern Maxwell Turn comes cruising along the West Valley Subdivision on an approach towards Arbuckle. This mainline use to Southern Pacific manifest... (more)

A dark Southern Pacific searchlight gazes out into the dark November night. This signal may be counting it's days as many fellow searchlights have been removed from this line do to copper theft. H... (more)

On an awesome Friday afternoon in November, Union Pacific 7749 brings a short passenger special through Davis along the Cal-P corridor. A total of about 15 people were lucky enough to ride this tr... (more)