San Joaquin Valley Railroad locomotives are tied down in the former Southern Pacific Bakersfield Yard.

Amtrak San Joaquin train arrives in Bakersfield with a train made up of Amtrak California Comet cars and one horizon car.

An ex-PC/CR extended cab GP38 has seen better days as it sits on a siding near Kern Jct. Unfortunately like many SJVR units, it's become a canvas for taggers.

Amtrak 719 departs Bakersfield with an F59 leading a single level set of mostly ex-New Jersey Transit coaches.

San Joaquin Valley Railroad locomotives are tied down in the former Southern Pacific Bakersfield Yard.

SJVR 2082 at Bakersfield.

Kern Jct. Sunset. Running over four hours late following the delay of a Metrolink trespasser strike down south in the San Fernando Valley, Amtrak's detouring Coast Starlight No. 14 has to w... (more)

CP 9376 turns south at Gosford Jct on the rear of a Levee bound oil train.

Mid morning along SJVR's Buttonwillow branch finds a Union Pacific oil train heading for Levee with CP power on the rear.

The EMD F59PHI locomotives are becoming a rare breed in California these days. CDTX 2014 departs Bakersfield on time with its Emeryville California bound train.

the mystery of the chair on the right side of the engine.

A westbound S train comes into Bakersfield after holding for an inbound Amtrak train.

Still A Ways To Go. It's been a long day for the crew and passengers on Amtrak 14 as the famed long distance train pulls in to...Bakersfield? That's right, both Coast Starlight's were force... (more)

Sitting outside the offices of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad in Bakersfield, California, is San Joaquin Valley Railroad GP38 3822. Built in November 1967 as Baltimore & Ohio 3842, this engine b... (more)

On February 17, 2018, California Department of Transportation coach 5008 was sitting by itself at the Bakersfield, California, Amtrak station. This car was built by St. Louis Car Company in 1968 ... (more)