A PCC, painted in Baltimore colors, cruises down the F Market

A San Joaquin set shoves into a service track in Oakland, as a Capitol Corridor waits for a clear signal on the main track.

Sierra Northern 2679 shuffling cars at Oakdale Ca.

Former Chicago & North Western EMD GP15-1 No. 4416 is now California Northern No. 105 at Napa Junction, California, on March 7, 1994. Similar to the MP15, the GP15-1 also has a cooling system that... (more)

M&ET 2004 and 2003 returning to company terminal in Modesto , California.

Clear By The Pier. The sun was already below the horizon on the Pacific Ocean in San Clemente, California on April 5, 2022 when Metrolink 925 (F125, EMD, 2015-2021) led a train south along ... (more)

A Beautiful Morning after Christmas, with Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner No.774 pushing southbound from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles

Look, Ma! No Fuel Tank!

EMDX SD40J 50, a Joule Battery Electric Locomotive built on the frame of an SD40-2 by Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. in Brazil, switches autoracks ... (more)

Mid-morning southbound San Joaquin 710 at Empire Ca.

Originally PC, then CR and by this time leased out on the SP. Photo by Tony Vanier, from my collection.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 583 passes through Fullerton on Track 2 in order to avoid a police investigation of a fatal train/trespasser strike two miles ahead at Basta. This train arrived fr... (more)

Southbound San Joaquin 710 races to next stop at Merced Ca.

Train 11, on Track 11, on March 11 Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station 1 hour 12 minutes behind schedule (because it arrived in San Luis Obispo 1 hour and 5 minutes late) is Amtrak tra... (more)

Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern 2089 sits with San Joaquin Valley Railroad engines 3002, 2082, 2164 and 3517 next to the BNSF yard in Bakersfield. It is unfortunate how these engines are tagged by va... (more)

It is a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Santa Rosa as Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) 104 and 103 sit at the company facility next to the Sonoma County Airport Station.