A pair of shiny new GEVO units power the Brooklyn trailers through Soledad Canyon on the former SP Saugus Line.

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr passes Switch 9 in Donner Pass on the former SP Roseville Sub.

Returning from a rare mileage trip to Kelso on the Union Pacific's LA&SL route, Amtrak Dash 8 #510 has the Kelso Flyer well in hand as it sprints across the high desert near Victorville on the tri... (more)

A summer morning at Pepper Ave. in West Colton finds an RCL equipped UP SD40-2 and sister handling a cut of tank cars in the departure yard.

A few miles northeast of Mojave on a chilly winter morning finds a trio of SD70ACes powering an empty potash train bound for Trona. This is on the former Southern Pacific Jawbone Branch, now the U... (more)

A set of light power for UP East Los Angeles rumbles across the diamonds at Hobart Tower.

Rounding the big curve at Norwalk on BNSF's San Bernardino Subdivision, a set of light engines rolls west toward Los Angeles with an SD70ACe bringing up the rear. Any EMD six axle road power is al... (more)

Sun tries to break through the cloud cover at Woodford as the Wimmer special works its way south on the UP's Mojave Sub.

A pair of US&S relics stand guard along the now abandoned Southern Pacific Porterville Sub in the tiny farming community of Richgrove. The line was once an important and busy route for SP's perish... (more)

On its first visit to southern California, the Rio Grande heritage unit heads up a westbound stack train through Oro Grande on the BNSF Cajon Sub, just outside of Victorville.

Approaching the desert town of Victorville, the westbound KG1LA with today's foamer friendly power consist is at track speed heading through Oro Grande on the ex-ATSF Cajon Sub.

Several road engines share a quiet evening at the former Southern Pacific Taylor Diesel servicing facility in Los Angeles.

Northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train #775 is only a few minutes out of Ventura as it rolls along the California Coast near Emma Wood State Beach. Last stop of the day will be San Luis Obispo ... (more)

The last day of April 2006 finds a colorful westbound doublestack train cruising through the heart of Afton Canyon on UP's Cima Subdivision.

Under gloomy skies in the Tehachapi mountains, the Wimmer special approaches a work site at Ilmon on the UP's Mojave Sub.