Amtrak #14 takes off out of the city of Camarillo toward Sacramento and points north, shipping back the AmCal locomotives that helped serve the Surfline for the past week due to the deadly Monteci... (more)

Treading Upon Devil's Throne - In the sunset hours of a summer evening, a late westbound Southwest Chief glides westward through Waldo Canyon. After the train passed, it was back to work to... (more)

An extra train set for the Montecito mudslides was gathered to help alleviate the crowding on other Pacific Surfliner services, which was the only viable way to get from Santa Barbara to Carpinter... (more)

The two active steamers of the Nevada Northern Railway charge out of the engine house as blue skies plentifully shine over the snow covered city of Ely.

A westbound manifest snakes its way up hill out of Ludlow with a foreign visitor in tow on a windy Saturday afternoon.

The Fullerton Switcher comes down one of the final stretches of rail on the Brea Chemical Industrial Lead. I read somewhere that the line was originally built as an attempt build a mainline throug... (more)

A monsoon has taken over the Cumbres Pass as the westbound train out of Antonito chugs up the grade toward summit, bypassing the need for water at the water tank. This train would eventually encou... (more)

The Last Rays of Sunlight - The unit grain train continues its trek toward California as the day quickly fades away. A small sliver of sunlight illuminates the nose of the locomotive as the... (more)

The Big Boy navigates the twists and turns of San Timoteo Canyon as it flies around a curve at track speed. The locomotive was hard at work, as it could be heard echoing throughout the canyon.

Hi-ball Crozier - This eastbound stack train rolls by the water tank that once serviced the old ATSF Crozier depot. The tank still stands in fairly good shape given its age, and is one of t... (more)

Blades Under Threatening Skies - The westbound Southwest Chief splits through the 774 intermediate semaphores and into the sun. Behind the radiant show of sunflowers, lit by a break in the ... (more)

A UP SD70ACe guides this Intermodal train through the twists and turns of San Timeteo Canyon.

Rounding Out the Canyon - A loaded unit grain train slithers out of Kingman canyon with a colorful consist as the Santa Fe logo stands tall in the background. This 4x3x2 train will continue... (more)

Amtrak #4 pulls into Fullerton with AMTK #145 on the point on a weekday evening.

The sun has just set over the eastern Californian desert, as a telecommunications tower stands tall over the empty desert, with a LA originating stack train complimenting the otherwise desolate sc... (more)