By crossing the five span truss bridge over the Colorado River, the daily ARZC local to Cadiz is entering the sunny state of California. Three old EMD veterans - SD40M-2 #4001, #4002 and #4004, w... (more)

Just a spectacular view. On top of the rim of the scenic Crozier Canyon the view on the BNSF Seligman Sub is spectacular. Sitting there and watching trains meander through the canyon is a thing I... (more)

Led by a foursome of aged and weathered EMD veterans the daily local from Trona to Searles is slowly climbing out of the Searles Valley. Westend Facility, Lake Searles and in the background Trona ... (more)

A Union Pacific stack train is leaving Rodeo Canyon on the Tehachapi Pass line on a fine fall evening. In front C45AH #2620 leads the train, assisted by SD70M #4203 and #3867 and AC45CCTE #7861.

A BNSF combined Stack/Intermodal for customer J.B.Hunt is trailing down the curved line below the Bealville siding and is about to enter tunnel 2 in a few moments. Leading unit is C44-9W #4164, f... (more)

Amtrak's Northbound Coast Starlight is passing the famous Gaviota Trestle at Gaviota State Park. Leading is P42DC #158 with helping B32-8W #509 as second unit. Meanwhile a bunch of people are enyo... (more)

Amtrak's Southbounds Coast Starlight travelling along UP's Coast Sub. Most of the line here is inaccessible due because it's running through Vandenberg AFB or Private Grounds. Only on Jalama Beach... (more)

On a beautiful and calm morning Union Pacific GP38-2 #717 is leading a short local through the marshlands of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Heading through the marshlands of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge ACE 07 shortly arrives at the Great America station in Santa Clara. F40PH-3C #3103 leads this last sout... (more)

Slowly sneeking along the Missouri River through the scenic Lombard Canyon is this coal unit train.

On Marias Pass a BNSF freight is slowly running down the east slope towards the East Glacier Park. The scenery on the pass is stunning.

The so called "Island Line" on the Isle of Wight is a curious operation. Since the electrification of the line old, refurbished stock from the London Tube is in service to the a low profile in the... (more)

Passing along the mouth of the River Teign on a beautiful sunset these two class 220 trainsets of operator CrossCountry are on their final leg of a long journey started in the scottish town of Edi... (more)

After a week of snowfall it was a crisp sunny day when I visited the former Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye (now part of the Transports Publics du Chablais). Here we see a train pushed upwards b... (more)

Autumn in the Alps means often beautiful and clear weather in the mountains, but fog down in the valleys. On the Kleine Scheidegg the first one was present on this day when two BDhe 4/8 EMU starte... (more)