My window of opportunity to get a train on this evening wasn't going to be to promising. I had about a half hour window to get a train before I lost the sun for the evening. I figured I would give... (more)
On a rainy morning a mix of power with a grainer crests the hill with Black Butte in the background.
The famed "Oil Cans" head through Santa Susana Pass at the tail end of the morning commuter rush.
A ratty UP AC44CW heads south out of Saint Joseph with an autorack train in tow.
The eastbound "Oil Cans" make a nice morning appearance at Simi behind the usual three GEs and a train of 78 loads for Dolores.
Dolores bound oil cans head south in the daylight. This train set has an extra SD59MX that is being pulled from the slo helper pool.
A short NS 236 charges through Wyndale with no problem holding track speed to Abingdon and a meet with 22A. The end of the train is just visible on the left side of the photo. The Union Pacific le... (more)
Lots of power on this one, three up front, four in the middle and two more on the rear.
Loaded grain trains such as this one are a lot of fun to watch as they do battle with the Tehachapi Mountains. Mid and rear DPU helpers are employed to ensure that the railroad wins the fight agai... (more)
UP AC4400CW 6430, a very rare patched DRGW Rio Grande SD40T-2 Tunnel Motor ( formerly DRGW 5401), and a UP GP38-2, lead MPREA with unusual flatcar loads on the first few cars.
Yet another stormy day...
