Take A Spin On Your Anniversary. In preparation for its trip to Chicago later today as the trailing unit on the eastbound Southwest Chief, AMTK 822, wearing one of the commemorative paint s... (more)

With the overly wet winter in Northern California just about over, CDTX 2103, a new Siemens SC-44 Charger awaiting service on the Capital Corridor and San Joaquin lines, sits quietly in the privat... (more)

One of the more interesting things to look back on for Amtrak's San Joaquin's in 2019 was the need for extra cars to raise the axle count of all trains. The dilemma to add additional, non-r... (more)

A Roundhouse No More... UP 8094 leads the northbound ODOWP-10 into San Luis Obispo on a warm, fall afternoon as the head end passes the remains of the once bustling roundhouse here. Origin... (more)

A Rough Morning on Tehachapi. Following an extensive delay on the mountain due to broken rail between Woodford and Walong, with a train in every siding between Marcel and Bena (with some p... (more)

Surprise! It's Time For A Test. As Amtrak 768 banks around the corner on its departure from Oxnard in the early morning light, a Union Pacific trainmaster has his eyes peeled to make sure a... (more)

Which Alco Does it Better? As the first weekend of the Nevada Northern Railway's Winter Photo Session gets underway...those present get a unique smoke show as the shortline's pair of Alco d... (more)

As members from LOSSAN, Amtrak, Metrolink and the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society work to prepare the areas around Tracks 13, 14 and 15 at Los Angeles Union Station for the evening's se... (more)

Stainless Steel Returns to Woodford. Amtrak's detouring northbound Coast Starlight, already running over 4 hours late following a Metrolink trespasser strike in the San Fernando Valley, pou... (more)

Working upgrade into Lugo, UP 4014 east meets the UP 8147 west as seen looking down the boiler of Union Pacific's newest acquisition to their heritage steam fleet - the first UP 4014 - a 4-8-8-4 &... (more)

BNSF's O BELRIC2-30, a stainless steel train of 18 business cars bound for Super Bowl 50, works upgrade through Cameron as it passes an abandoned Southern Pacific gondola in the midst of a light s... (more)

Embarking on another Candy Cane Express run, the sharp looking LLW 5399 leads another train of happy Christmas-spirited rides down the rails of the Santiam Branch.

Making its air test in Union Pacific's Guadalupe yard, the Santa Maria Valley Railroad's twice-a-week inbound "Town Job" prepares to head home to it's namesake town with a load of new Jo... (more)

UP 7373 leads the detouring QRVWCB-16 across the 930-foot long, 122-year-old Stenner Creek Trestle and out of the morning marine layer as it drops off Cuesta Pass toward San Luis Obispo. Also of s... (more)

UP 4014, the largest operating steam locomotive in the world, lives up to its fame this afternoon as close to a thousand people gather at Victorville for their chance to view the 4-8-8-4 during it... (more)