Slugging a 75-car empty autorack train upgrade through Santa Susana toward Tunnel 26, UP 4036 leads the charge as it finds itself in an interesting position assisting this train south to Los Angel... (more)

After bringing four cars laden with lumber down the Airbase Branch, BUGX 1322 brings one of the loaded center-beams north to spot it for unloading at the Hayward Lumber yard. After running around ... (more)

Looking down the right of way, one wonders...is this this Central Valley or the Santa Maria Valley? In reality, it's a warm morning in the small community of Betteravia, located just west of Santa... (more)

Crossing the 115-year-old, ex-Southern Pacific bridge that still spans the banks of the Salinas River for the Union Pacific Railroad, UP 2617 leads a late afternoon edition of the coast line's fam... (more)

It's a beautiful, spring afternoon in Betteravia as the Santa Maria Valley Railroad's town job switches out tank cars prior to continuing east into town. Following an overly wet winter, it was onl... (more)

With their work complete in Camarillo, UP 1469 pulls a string of boxcars out of the spur the serves the International Paper supply building as they head back for the mainline. A part of this morni... (more)

Catching the last rays of light on this cool March evening, UP 2617 leads the southbound oil cans toward Paso Robles on their way to Santa Margarita for a date with the San Luis Obispo-based helpe... (more)

Passing the original Mission San Miguel structure that still welcomes both tourists and school children from across the state to learn its history, UP 2617 leads another heavy edition of the south... (more)

No, this is no April Fool's joke...there really are two, brand new Siemens SC-44 Chargers sitting in Los Angeles on this sunny afternoon. Rather than heading north to begin their service on Amtrak... (more)

Exiting the 722-foot long bore of Tunnel 11, UP 5767 leads a southbound autorack train into Chorro on a breathtaking afternoon on Cuesta Pass. One of the more lengthy trains to utilize this pass, ... (more)

Easing out of Price Canyon on a beautiful afternoon on California's central coast, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight slows as it approaches Grover Beach to meet its northbound counterpart as it ... (more)

Slowing as it enters Newcastle, SPMW 207 leads the rotary consist toward Tunnel 18 where it will be walked into the western portal by MOW personnel.

After spending more than an hour in the Oakland Coach Yard having a "mainline plug" addressed, Amtrak 11 pauses at Jack London Square to complete its station work before continuing south... (more)

With the coming of the new Siemens Chargers...this trio of F59PHI's has their days numbered as they are seen between trips at Amtrak's Oakland Coach Yard.

In a rare turn of events, UP 4261 leads an empty double-stack container train down the ex-Southern Pacific coast line as it's seen here making the jaunt between Oxnard and Camarillo against the mo... (more)