The massive Conoco-Phillips refinery continues to do its thing while a Westbound stack train bound for the Port of Oakland rolls along the edge of the Carquinez Straits.
The fog has burned off and revealed a Swoosh SD40-2 posing with a cut of baretables in front of the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
The days are shorter, and shadows get longer, as the sun begins to set, ending another beautiful Fall afternoon while an Eastbound empty trailer train negotiates through the rolling golden hills o... (more)
Two GE's ease the MASKC off the MacArthur bridge towards Gratiot with parts of the Saint Louis Skyline and the Gateway Arch making up the background. Hey Pony, my ride is cooler than yours! :-)
A heavy Westbound manifest battles towards the summit of Donner Pass, on a beautiful September morning. Lets hop in a time machine and go back to the early 1980's when Southern Pacific SD45's roam... (more)
Ah, the weekend! What a better way to end a long work week than a relaxing train ride home and a beautiful Bay Area sunset on the first of October? Amtrak 547 from Sacramento is loaded with... (more)
On a chilly March night, the coal unloading process continues, as Bob Mcbrier kicks back and waits for the "that'll do" call from the person on the ground.
One-hundred-and-thirty-nine platforms of double stacks roll West into the setting sun along the Carquinez Straits with the massive Conoco-Phillips Refinery hard at work in the background.
The first of October brings us an awesome lashup on an Eastbound Richmond to Barstow hauler, which is running almost twelve hours late, and is only 10 miles out of the originating location! Four D... (more)
RP contributor and pretty much my best friend Andrew Blaszczyk has dressed properly for the hottest day of Summer 2010 for the Bay Area, as he and his 7D glass CDTX 2052 heading South through Jack... (more)
Two GE's hustle an Eastbound empty grain train towards Shed 47, with the big puddle called Donner Lake in the background.
Mount Judah rises high above the DPU of a Westbound manifest, which is still battling up the grade towards the summit of Donner Pass.
Three of BNSF's finest GE products have crested the summit of Donner Pass, and will gently ease down the backside of the mountain.. But for now, they are soaring at 6988 feet in elevation, after e... (more)
A clean GEVO powers a five car BNSF special, for the grand opening of Honda at the Port of Richmond.
Filth! A filthy UP 5453 heads West in the late afternoon sun through the Truckee River Canyon.
