Lined Up and Ready to Leave - Amtrak Train #4, the Southwest Chief makes it's nightly station stop at Fullerton California with an unusual GE Dash 8 in the lead. The train was an hour... (more)

The Southwest Chief with a Dash 8 - Amtrak Train #4, the Southwest Chief makes it's nightly station stop at Fullerton California with an unusual GE Dash 8 in the lead.

One of the two P32-8BWH's on Amtrak California's roster pushes a Sacramento-bound Capitol Corridor Eastbound, along the San Pablo Bay.

A Halloween edition of a Westbound Capitol rumbles across the Benicia bridge, which just happens to be the longest double tracked railroad bridge West of the Mississippi.

Amtrak California GE dash 8 #2051 pulls a slightly late San Joaquin train into Martinez in the evening sun. See more at www.youthwith.fotopic.net

Due to another F59PHI breakdown, the Coach Yard Switcher, AMTK 503, has been pressed into Capitol Corridor service and is seen leading #535 through San Lorenzo at a very high rate of speed.

Returning from a rare mileage trip to Kelso on the Union Pacific's LA&SL route, Amtrak Dash 8 #510 has the Kelso Flyer well in hand as it sprints across the high desert near Victorville on the tri... (more)

The sun has been set for a few hours and locomotives await for repair within the gates of Amtrak's Kirkham Street Facility.

After a 30min wait in Yermo yard, the Kelso Flyer is on the move again at East Yermo.

The Kelso Flyer passes under the signal bridge at Daggett, junction with the UP Cima and BNSF Needles Subdivision's.

The Kelso Flyer departs Barstow long hood foward due to battery problems with the 509 seen from the Yucca Ave overpass.

With problem with the AMTK 509, the west facing unit, AMTK 510, lead the special backwards all the way to Kelso.

Early morning finds the Kelso Flyer in front of the old Harvey House in Barstow as passengers begin to board the PRS special that will take them on some rare mileage along the UP's LA&SL route. Du... (more)

The Kelso Flyer is about to depart as a Westbound UP stack train holds the Kelso siding.

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)