90 MPH Amtrak train with a goatee!
The AMTK 463 sits in San Diego as the train is prepped to make its afternoon/evening 589 run to Los Angeles. Behind it sits a Coaster, also preparing to make a Northbound run.
AMTK F59PHI 463 brings out another Surfliner set through San Juan Capistrano. Look four cars back, notice the dark coach? That is the 6404, the only Surfliner coach in brand new paint, applied abo... (more)
A few minutes behind the advertised, train 578 hurries south along the coast at the start of a beautiful sunset
A pair of Pacific Surfliners meet up at Fullerton. The northbound train on the near track (track 1) is just departing while the southbound train on track 3 pauses as passengers get on or off the t... (more)
The gangs of Santa Barbara stroll the platform as a Pacific Surfliner to San Luis Obispo unloads. Actually, the kids to the left there were a lot more threatening in real life than they appear in ... (more)
Two Surfliners and a Coaster await under the palm tree's at the beautiful ex-Santa Fe San Diego Station
A northbound Amtrak Surfliner passes the famous Hobart Tower.
The North Coast Hiawatha loads passengers on its trip between Chicago and the Twin Cities. Normally the F40PH would be the only unit but for some reason they had an E-unit on the point that trip.
Amtrak southbound train 572 crosses the Loma Alta Creek in Oceanside, CA. Progress on the extension of Oceanside siding is evident in the background and off to the side. This bridge will need to... (more)
Northbound Amtrak at Old Town station.
The train has just departed Solana Beach and is about to run past the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Mid-day Surfliner 572 arrives into San Diego on a picture perfect clear day, with cranes for high-rise construction in the background.
566 sails by in a classic pose. I can never resist visiting this spot when I'm in the area.