Banking to the east as it joins BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision, Metrolink 810 splits two of the three ex-Santa Fe searchlights still earning their keep here at the busy railroad interaction of At... (more)

Easing through the siding past the Santa Susana depot, UP 2315 leads the LOF67 north prior to coming to a stop to wait for the passage of Amtrak 784.

Kern Jct. Sunset. Running over four hours late following the delay of a Metrolink trespasser strike down south in the San Fernando Valley, Amtrak's detouring Coast Starlight No. 14 has to w... (more)

Framed between the rising mountains of Tehachapi, dotted with windmills eager to catch the passing gusts of wind at this location, a westbound BNSF manifest slugs upgrade into Cameron on a warm af... (more)

Hustling its westbound Z train through the small desert community of Ludlow, BNSF 5293 gives a few honks to those of us taking photos below as it prepares to negotiate the curves west of town.

Leaning hard into the elevated curve just prior to the iconic truss that crosses US 101, CDTX 2051 brings up the rear of Amtrak 761 this morning as it approaches its next station stop of Ventura.

Metrolink 117 tears through Millhouse, previously named Madera, as Union Pacific's LOF67 waits in the hole.

SCAX 902 heads up Metrolink 117 this evening as it pounds the switch at Strathearn on its journey west to East Ventura.

Working upgrade into Cable, BNSF 3996 has a heavy eastbound Q train well in hand as it exits the 259-foot-long bore that is Tunnel 17.

As a clear signal burns brightly in the background for an eastbound freight, AMTK 90208 and 42 rest on the spur track at Fullerton - ready for Fullerton Railroad Days 2016.

Thundering upgrade along the South Santiam River, Santa Maria Valley 205 begins the climb into Sweet Home. Having enjoyed a mild "up and down" run since departing Lebanon earlier in the ... (more)

Looking back at photos from a few years ago, it's hard not to miss those iconic "trip-clops" SD60M's that were regular power for the week's runs of the LOF65, 66 and 67. Running now with SD70M's t... (more)

A southbound Union Pacific manifest has just gotten underway again after meeting a northbound BNSF Z train and it utilizing all the power its two DPU's can offer, including the CN 5745. It was alm... (more)

Steam Returns to Santa Paula. On a cool, summer morning in the Santa Clarita River Valley...the sound of a Southern Pacific, 6-chime whistle could be heard piercing the stillness of the air... (more)

BNSF 8114 exits Tunnel 9 at the base of the Tehachapi Loop as it leads a hefty Modesto, CA - Barstow, CA manifest upgrade.