No, it's not the Moffat Route. But it is Donner Pass. UP 1989, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Heritage unit leads a westbound auto train over the hill. Some extra power added in Sparks b... (more)

Amtrak heritage unit #66 leads an early westbound California Zephyr out of Davis, CA on a cold and windy day in northern California. This train is on the homestretch of it's route as it only has a... (more)

A Pacific Surfliner train races south towards San Diego as the sun sets across the Pacific Ocean. Passengers on this train are getting an up close view of the Pacific Ocean and Batiquitos Lagoon. ... (more)

Amtrak 172 leads an ontime Coast Starlight train into San Luis Obispo, CA on a very sunny winter day.

The passengers aboard Amtrak 799 get a nice glimpse of the Pacific Ocean as they cross the Gaviota Trestle along California's amazing coast.

After waiting for the late southbound Coast Starlight train, Amtrak 191 and the rest of the northbound Coast Starlight head out of San Luis Obispo, CA and into the sunset along California's golden... (more)

On a beautiful Thanksgiving Day, Amtrak 453 brings a double sized Pacific Surfliner train north into the Oceanside Transit Center. Many people were taking advantage of rail travel on a day where t... (more)

An evening Coaster train rushes southbound with a large load of Thanksgiving and commuter passengers. Here is passes over a trestle and a small coast lagoon just outside of Encinitas, California. ... (more)

The engineer of Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr watches the sunset from the comfort of UP 5279 as it races through the Sacramento Valley near Davis, CA.

As the sun sets in the Sacramento Valley, Amtrak 822 races the 40th anniversary train west towards it's final destination of Oakland, CA. Amtrak 822 and 406 are a nice lashup leading a very intere... (more)

Amtrak heritage unit #184 leads westbound Capitol Corridor train #543 through Davis and to points west in the Bay Area.

On a brisk fall day in Old Town Sacramento, people from all over come to visit Amtrak's 40th anniversary train. Many people were taking advantage of the close proximity to the California State Rai... (more)

Amtrak's phase IV heritage unit, AMTK 184, leads the westbound California Zephyr through Davis, CA.

Amtrak 134 quickly leads the southbound Coast Starlight through Chular, CA in the beautiful Salinas Valley. On this section of the Coast Line, passengers get to view lettuce and artichoke fields a... (more)

Amtrak phase IV heritage unit races the westbound California Zephyr through Davis, CA on the high speed Martinez Sub corridor towards it's final destination of Emeryville, CA.