Remarks: On a warm spring morning an Amtrak Capital train is heading westbound on the ageing bridge that spans the bay. Not long after this train passed, famed UP steamer 844 crossed the bridge headed for Oakland as well.
Remarks: A late westbound Amtrak Zephyr is crossing the massive bridge that spans the bay in Benicia. The clouds from a spring storm have just parted to let the setting sun out, to create a fant rainbow on the other side of the bay.
Remarks: On a beautiful summer morning, the “A Christmas Carol” train is on display at Sacramento. The train is on a countrywide tour for the Disney movie A Christmas Carol. This train drew a large crowd, with lines to view the inside of the train up to three hours long.
Remarks: After working in the BNSF yard in Bakersfield, CA for some time, this leaser has been tagged by vandals. As Graffiti becomes more of a common sight around US railroads, it is costing railroads hundreds of thousands of dollars to clean up.
Remarks: Just after dark, an UP SD70ACe lights up the rocks along the Feather River deep in the canyon. This stack train is working eastbound headed for the windy city from Lathrop, CA.