On the evening of its historic journey to San Diego and return, Santa Fe steam engine #3751 and train are parked on track 2 at Amtrak's 8th Street maintenance facility along the Los Angeles River.
The friendly engineer on a westbound Union Pacific doublestack gives the photographer a wave as the train descends Cajon Pass, passing Stein's Hill on the south track.
A colorful power consist of Union Pacific Heritage and Olympic power bring a westbound Global 1 to Los Angeles doublestack train down the former SP Palmdale Cutoff between Canyon and Keenbrook in ... (more)