The Northbound Coast Starlight crossing the Arroyo Hondo Bridge. The concrete highway bridge is a relic from the old Pacific Coast Highway.

Northbound leaving Tainan Station.

Nice golden brown color on the Tehachapi mountains now as a BNSF double stack ascends the grade near Allard. The end of the train and it's DPU locomotives can be seen down the hill from this vanta... (more)

One of Amtrak California's sets departs Martinez for Emeryville about to pass through Ozol Yard. Thanks Jim for the help!

CK101 Holds court in the Chungua Roundhouse with 2 of her sisters. In 2 days she will head north to Taipei for a Valentine's day special. Lumix DMC FX8

Northbound out of Huatan

The last train to Stockton just left Tracy and is passing Banta Road.

Headed West out of Bensenville, I really liked how these still have an oscillating headlight in the nose.

First inbound ACE train of the day is just a few seconds from the Tracy Station.

An Eastbound stack train with just two units in charge is passing through Hercules along San Pablo Bay. Several fires in Northern California have contributed to some hazy skies in the Bay Area as ... (more)

With a tender full of coal, CK124 sits inside the Roundhouse with 2 other Steamers, CK101 and CK103. Lumix DMC FX8

Speeding South through Yongkang, this train will arrive in Tainan city in just a few minutes.

California Zephyr headed East from the Bay Area

The quiet of Pinole is briefly broken as the Eastbound California Zephyr passes through town just 10 minutes out of it's point of origin.

Two of TRA's EMDs idle in the roundhouse at Chunghua, with several notes in chalk on their pilots. Roundhouses are called "Fan shaped garages" in Taiwan. Lumix DMC FX8