A unique lash up, if only for service.

The nightly southbound Amtrak makes its way onto the Mud Bay trestle with Mount Baker in the background

Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH 502 is on the point of train 579, a "San Diegan," as it makes a station stop in Fullerton, California, on its way from San Diego to Los Angeles. This engine would later become... (more)

The "Central Coast Surfliner," Amtrak's Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo roundtrip, is on its way back to LA as it passes along the beach in Serena and heads towards Sandyland, following alongside i... (more)

A scene we haven't seen in a while... As the 2052 is in Beech Grove being repaired and they've limited trains accross the bridge due to major tie work inbetween Davis and Pierce Harbor.

Sometimes the train gods smile on me. A tip from a friend had me drive 35 miles to this spot with 10 minutes to spare to catch a rare view of a P32 leading Auto Train. This is an extremely rare oc... (more)

Fresh repaint.

Amtrak P32 500 gets refueled downtown at the Amtrak Yard.

Amtrak #502 is just leaving Stockton with one of the San Joaquins in April of 1993 and is seen passing the now gone Stockton Tower. While lettered for Amtrak, #502 (along with 501) were paid for b... (more)

Interesting train-set heads west towards Milwaukee.

Amtrak hasn't served Louisville since 2004, so it was nice to see a pair of P32's pull this L&I passenger special in to town for the Derby.

AMTK Derby special just pulling into Louisville Union Station at 8am.

CDTX 2051 stops for the first time on UP rails leading Train 713 bound for Oakland. It originated in Bakersfield, and has made a long sprint up the BNSF Stockton Subdivision, now onto the UP Marti... (more)

CDTX 2052 shoves train 528 out of Oakland, next stop in 7 minutes, Emeryville.

My big heavy baby, CDTX 2051 leads #733 into Jack London Square, just before the clouds took over.