Southern Pacific GP40-2 7661 is only ten-months-old, but is already showing some signs of wear. The engineer, wearing the iconic striped cap, watches his switchman during a set out at Beaumont, C... (more)

In the Burlington Northern Santa Fe's first few years, a wide variety of motive power could be found on just about any section of the far-flung railroad. For example, at West Mojave in California... (more)

A lot of power is on the point of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight, and the first five units are still in their BN colors, at North Edwards, California, at the northern edge of the Air Force... (more)

A Los Angeles Metro Breda P2550 light rail vehicle, #715, is seen here crossing the Los Angeles River on the First Street bridge, with downtown Los Angeles looming in the background. The southeas... (more)

A Union Pacific eastbound departs North Platte's Bailey Yard on an August 1991 morning. This is a scene repeated several times per hour all day long on the UP's increadibly busy line across Nebra... (more)

A quartet of recently delivered GE B39-8 diesels lug a train-load of double-stacked containers on the Southern Pacific's Sunset Route. The train is climbing Beaumont Hill, and within a few hours w... (more)

A quartet of recently delivered GE B39-8 diesels lug a train-load of double-stacked containers on the Southern Pacific's Sunset Route. The train is climbing Beaumont Hill, and within a few hours ... (more)

A Santa Fe eastbound passes under California Highway 91 at Prado Dam, just west of Corona, on a crisp March 1988 day.

A westbound Santa Fe freight, led by F45 5958, passes through west Corona, California, on last day of August 1988. Urban sprawl has now enveloped this area, including a Metrolink commuter train s... (more)

With the San Gabriel Mountains in the background, Santa Fe GP35 3403 leads an eastbound manifest as it crests southern California's Cajon Pass at Summit.

BNSF's Christmas Train rounds one of Cajon Pass's many curves on its way from San Bernardino to Summit on December 19, 2009. On the point is ES44DC 7256, followed by business car "Missouri River,... (more)

Heading west, a Santa Fe freight led by SD45-2 5679, SD39 4017 and SD45 5554 reaches the summit of southern California's Cajon Pass on July 2, 1979.

An eastbound mixed freight passes a bar & restaurant as it traverses a trestle over the beach on Moosehead Lake

Deadhead equipment train backing into Gare Central Station. Bridge at right is out of service, and has no track connection on the east end.

A Norfolk Southern work train, led by MP15DC 2430 (ex-Southern Railway 2430) has just entered the main and is slowly making its way to Juniata Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In the background, ac... (more)