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

Fillmore & Western Railway GP35 No. 3501, ex-PRR 2262, sways to and fro as it makes a solo run from Fillmore east to Piru. Upon its arrival at the remote, Heritage Valley community that serves as ... (more)

It's a suspiciously warm evening in Ely Nevada as engines 40 and 93 pose for the first weekend of the Winter Steam Spectacular's night photo session.

An uncommon sight takes place on this quiet, Southern California evening as BNSF 5469 rests at the bumper of Track 5 of Los Angeles Union Station. Leased by Metrolink while their cabcar's pilots w... (more)

Passing some of the last remaining, active searchlights on CTC territory in California - Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight decends through Tunnel 11 and into North Chorro on a windy afternoon on... (more)

Long shadows are beginning to be cast as Amtrak 14 descends through Bealville and meets a waiting southbound BNSF Z train.

With some PTC trouble finally behind them, UP 7159 eases a southbound autorack train out of Price Canyon and toward the costal community of Grover Beach on a, summer afternoon.

Spanning Two Subdivisions. With the length of it's train still on Metrolink's Ventura Subdivision, UP 2002 leads this evening's LOF67 through the signals at Las Posas and onto home rails, U... (more)

Rocking back and forth down the overly worn out right-of-way that makes up the PG spur in Oxnard, UP 1053 and a fellow GP60 make their way back toward the mainline with a single CNW boxcar.

In a surprise turn of events, and to the delight to many of the photographers on hand as part of the day's Victorian Iron Horse Roundup activities, visiting Rio Grande Southern No. 20 has coupled ... (more)

With its first trip of the day in the books, Fillmore & Western No. 14 is drifting downgrade on the rear of the second train of the day as it heads for the Highway 126 overpass where it will stop ... (more)

The conductor in charge of this evening's Metrolink 118 looks ahead to confirm a clear signal at the end of the Van Nuys platform before radioing the engineer that he's ready to highball. The sign... (more)

In the midst of an afternoon downpour, BNSF 7526 works its eastbound intermodal train back up to speed as it climbs the grade out of Williams past one of the last, still active ATSF searchlight si... (more)

Officially joining the Pacific Ocean for the first time on its northbound journey from Los Angeles, Amtrak 777 bends into the curve at Emma Wood State Beach as it heads for its next station stop o... (more)

Raton: Still Seeing Passengers More Than 100 Years Later. Moments away from finally having a chance to cool its heels and dynamic brake fans, Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief,... (more)