Ghost in the Machine - What is left of UP 669, a EMD GP38-2 sits forlornly in the yard Jacumba Station attached to a small, equally dilapidated Alco switcher. Available pictures show th... (more)

The Maintenance of Way Shed at Ferum California - Constructed of spent railroad ties (wooden sleepers) and salvaged rails, the maintenance of way shed at Ferum California stands abandon aft... (more)

SP Flanger at Dunsmuir - An SP Flanger sits idle in the yard at Dunsmuir awaiting the start of another Winter season in the Siskiyous.

Sometimes life on the platform at Fullerton can be chaotic while the the Chief is loaded. Here the assistant conductor walks toward the end of the train while the car attendant chases after a w... (more)

The New Cab Cars are Here! - Metrolink brought one of their new Hyundai-Rotem cab cars out to the station in San Bernardino California for National Train Day.

The 1:1 Scale Weathering Project in Progress at Jacumba - [2015 Summer Solstice +7 Series] -A Tren Turistico Del Noroeste (Tourist Train of the Northwest) Caboose at Jacumba "weathers" d... (more)

Final Boarding Call - A passenger discusses her seat location on Amtrak Train Number 4 (the Southwest Chief) on a warm summer evening at Fullerton.

Tunnel Maintenance Car - A former Southern Pacific flatcar #543960 was converted to maintenance the many tunnels on the Carrizo Gorge Railway. SP 543960 still has friction bearings and ... (more)

Promo Shot of the Company Limousine Belonging to the President of the Pacific Imperial Railroad - The limousine of the president of the PIR sits parked in a front row parking space near ... (more)

Mexico Track Work at Tunnel 4 - Here is a view of the recent track work and grading that has been going on in Mexico. The border fence is in the brush down below and we are on a hillside a... (more)

Some Parts Are Interchangeable - A close up of the driving rod bearing on engineer's side of the rear set of drive wheels shows that the rod and the bearing was transferred, or original... (more)

Goat Canyon Rock Fall Near Tunnel 8 - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - After a two year hiatus from entering the Gorge, my riding companions and I penetrated the canyon from the Jacumba portal an... (more)

Campo Creek Bridge - A speeder from the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum at Campo crosses the bridge over Campo Creek where it will meet the museum train up a head at Division.

SBTX 4501 - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - Purchased by the Pacific Imperial Railway (aka PIR) the successor in interest to the Carrizo Gorge Railway, these three former CSX GP40-2's si... (more)

On the Road to Alturas - Under threatening skies a view of a cattle crossing on the former Southern Pacific Modoc Line looking east towards Alturas California from the grade crossing at Cle... (more)