While some locals might have thought there was a fire in town after seeing a constant plume of smoke rise into the sky, the crew of this morning's LOL30 knew it was one of their aging GP's. Having... (more)

Honorning America's Veterans Cabbage Style Warming itself in the morning light, AMTK 90208, poses on the original, 1927-built Redondo turntable prior to taking part in its official unveili... (more)

Curving to the north once more after traveling south upon exciting Tunnel 2, the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Blue Unit circus train eases downgrade and into the town of Caliente on a hot sum... (more)

Meet Me at SLO. After patiently waiting across from the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, seen in the foreground with a business car and caboose on display, Amtrak 14 gets back on the move a... (more)

Reflections From the Pride of First Class...Now Covered in Graffiti. It was an incredibly sad sight to turn the corner at Beech Grove, Indiana, and spot a pair of now retired Pacific Parlou... (more)

Framed against the sunrise, a pair of ex-ATSF GP60's help complete an almost entirely Santa Fe comeback at the Redondo turntable. With ex-ATSF cantilever signal bridges on the left and right, ex-A... (more)

What has to be the largest passenger train to call on Barstow in many years, UP 4014's train of 23 business cars from the Union Pacific fleet stretches far beyond the last revenue platform here as... (more)

Pullman Service to San Diego Returns. Cresting the Redondo Flyover on a warm, spring day, Amtrak 580 banks to the east as it leaves Los Angeles behind for its trip to San Diego. Riding behi... (more)

With the spectacular selection of props used during this year's Rail Giants Train Museum Night Photography Session, a roster shot of the 1926-built UP 9000 was one of the lesser sought-after photo... (more)

History Is Made. As an outbound Metra train slows to a stop, crowds swarm toward the right-of-way at West Chicago to catch a glimpse of the visitor from the Midwest - UP 4014. Today is a hi... (more)

AMTK 42 idles inside the premises of Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops on a warm, summer's evening in Indiana. Painted in it's current red, white and blue scheme at these very shops just over six years a... (more)

A 1921-built product of the American Locomotive Company, UP 2564, a 2-8-2 "Mikado," was originally built for the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad. It was traded to the Oregon Shortline R... (more)

The Remains of Taylor Yard. Passengers aboard Metrolink 906 are probably giving little to no attention to the once bustling Taylor Yard this afternoon as the train passes the remains of the... (more)

"Columbia Valley's Last Ride." The inside of the Pacific Parlour Car "Columbia Valley" is empty for a brief 20 minutes as passengers take the chance to stretch their legs on the platform of... (more)

BNSF 511 sends a plume of smoke skyward as it pulls the slack out of a cut of cars and begins lugging them east while switching the eastern end of the BNSF Barstow yard.