November 16, 2014- the date which will forever mark the end of an era on Tehachapi. It was on this cool, fall evening that many original, Southern Pacific searchlights saw their last sunset as Uni... (more)

With his train well in hand, the engineer of GCRY 4960 briefly looks inside the cab at his steam pressure gauge before returning his gaze to the tracks ahead as Train No. 2 enters Red Lake.

A workhose of Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, AMTK 457, built by EMD in August of 1998, approaches its 19th year of service on the railroad as it's caught catching the golden light at the Redondo turn... (more)

Rolling out the final miles along the coast after completing its job of dropping rail between Santa Barbara and Seacliff, UP 4877 leads a southbound rail train toward Emma Wood State Beach and Ven... (more)

Its easy to see what the once popular "Daylight" passenger trains were called 'the most beautiful train's in the world' as they skirted the Pacific Ocean at locations like this. While the days of ... (more)

The private rail car "Cyrus K. Holiday," named after the founder of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, skirts the Pacific Ocean on a cool afternoon along the Carpentaria Bluffs as it... (more)

With the first half of its journey complete, Amtrak 1790 prepares to depart San Luis Obispo for points south with the veteran AMTK 505 on the point followed by the private cars "Pacific Trail" and... (more)

One of the most unusual train's to utilize the Redondo Flyover, AMTK 822 leads a Business Class coach, Pacific Parlour Car, ATSF 3751 and the BNSF 5542 over the Los Angeles River and out of downto... (more)

As the sun sets on another day along the ex-Southern Pacific coast line, AMTK 90229 leads the southbound Amtrak 1790 south toward Ventura as the train prepares to break away from the coast for the... (more)

AMTK 6900 pops out of Tunnel 28 and into the morning light as it descends Santa Susana Pass into Chatsworth for its next scheduled stop.

Skirting the ex-Southern Pacific coast line along the Carpentaria Bluffs, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight lives up to its namesake as it heads toward its next station stop of Santa Barbara.

Pausing in downtown San Diego, the Los Angeles based private cars "Overland Trail" and "Pacific Trail" cool their heels in front of the original, ATSF depot here prior to makin... (more)

Batting upgrade into Woodford, BNSF 8375 and five other units lug a solid train of M1-Abrams tanks up Tehachapi as the head-end approaches the old Southern Pacific water tower base - one of three ... (more)

It's not every day you get to see an ex-ATSF unit, a GP7 at that, sharing the same rails with today's Union Pacific railroad operations. As the skies begin to clear from the morning, costal overca... (more)

With rain in the forecast for later this evening, Santa Fe 3751 catches the last glimpses of light before they're buried in the clouds of a passing storm system. Despite a few downpours later that... (more)