Banking towards the western portal of Tunnel 27, AMTK 503 leads the northbound Coast Starlight out of the San Fernando Valley on a clear morning.

Beach-goers enjoying their Sunday afternoon at Gaviota pause for a moment to watch the passage of Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight as it rumbles across the iconic trestle here.

As the hills of Cuesta Pass wear their annual coat of summer brown, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight prepares to ascend the grade of the GoldTree Horsehoe curve as it crosses the Stenner Creek ... (more)

On a spectacularly clear day in Grover Beach, with the Pismo dunes visible stretching for miles in the background, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight prepares to enter Price Canyon with a Dash-8 ... (more)

In a somewhat rare turn of events, a Dash-8 finds itself on the point of the northbound Coast Starlight as the train begins its passage over the towering Stenner Creek trestle. While Dash-8 leader... (more)

Bathing in the warm afternoon light in downtown San Diego, AMTK 503 and a trio of private cars from Los Angeles layover at the Santa Fe station as they wait to return home via Amtrak 591 later thi... (more)

The Coast Starlight is receiving passengers at Emeryville on a summer morning. In the distance, Capitol train 721 is waiting for the Starlight to clear the platform, so it can enter the station.

The 6PM Switcher has a single Superliner car in tow. It would drop this car just a few yards further and then the engine would head off for points north. I have absolutely no idea what they were d... (more)

Amtrak #503 was once a frequent visitor to San Diego many years ago when it wore its famed "Pepsi Can" paint scheme. 25 years later, Dash 8's like #503 aren't as frequent visiting "... (more)

Dusk falls on the California Coast as the southbound Coast Starlight runs around the LOF66 at Oxnard.

A rare visitor as AMTK P32-8BWH #503 and AMTK P42DC #93 provide power to Amtrak Empire Builder Train #8 as it pulls in for it's station stop at Red Wing, MN. Photo taken 4/18/15 near MP 370.69 on... (more)

A rare visitor as AMTK P32-8BWH #503 and AMTK P42DC #93 provide power to Amtrak Empire Builder Train #8 while it sits at the station for it's station stop at Red Wing, MN. Photo taken 4/18/15 near... (more)

The dash 8 leading the Empire Builder was a total surprise as it rounded the wye at Merriam Park and took the switch over Prior Avenue and past the "Merriam Park" station sign. I was expect... (more)

Amtrak #503 leads a Thanksgiving Weekend extra south. The train is seen here crossing the swollen Cowlitz River north of Castle Rock.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief makes good time near Ransom, IL on a late sunny June afternoon behind new General Electric P32BWH locomotives. The "Pepsi can" scheme certainly made shooting Amt... (more)