Passengers disembark Coaster train 684, which pulled in from Oceanside less than a minute before.

The Pasadena Local led by a trio of GP60Ms picks up speed as it comes off the Pasadena Sub onto the San Gabriel sub on its way to Kaiser Yard in Fontana, CA.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner F59PHI 458 takes a short rest in San Diego before heading north again on train 775.

Metrolink's one and only F40PH, #800 (ex-Amtrak #396), makes a rare appearance on the back of train 370, heading for San Bernardino.

My 50th photo on RP! Fitting, as this cab car was the subject of my very first photo as well. A blast from the (not so distant) past. A Bombardier cab car leads a Metrolink train into C... (more)

Twenty years ago, on October 26, 1992, Metrolink began operation. The infant commuter railroad served just three routes with 11 stations over 112 miles of track. Today, Metrolink has grown to seve... (more)

Old and New. SCAX 883, an F59PHI built by EMD in 1995 meets its new counterpart and ultimately replacement, SCAX 910, an EMD F125 testing on the San Bernardino Line. Once the tier 4-complia... (more)

Out on the Main. For the first time, a Stadler DMU for future Metrolink/Arrow service to Redlands traveled on what are now its home rails. The DMU, #3401, ran one round trip between the Ar... (more)

Pink, Teal, and Stainless Steel. Sometimes, you just get lucky. Hyundai Rotem cab car #643 leads its train into the historic former Santa Fe depot in Claremont, just seconds after the sun p... (more)

The new normal. Forty leased BNSF AC4400CWs are in the process of being placed in the cab car position of all Metrolink trains pending an investigation into whether the plows on Metrolink's... (more)

The first Stadler DMU for the new Arrow service between San Bernardino and Redlands, CA briefly swings in the air as it is lifted off the flatcar it was delivered on and placed on its own wheels. ... (more)

Metrolink F59PH #871 leads a San Bernardino-bound train through Claremont on Valentine's Day.

Metrolink's sole F40PH #800 (former AMTK 396) leads train 802 from Laguna Niguel into the San Bernardino station where it will become train 321 to Los Angeles. Sadly, with the delivery of new EMD ... (more)

With its bell swinging high, Santa Fe 3751 shoves its train out of the Fullerton Railroad Museum spur track where it has been on display for an Amtrak safety event. This is 3751's first outing in ... (more)

Nearing the end. Serving out their final months in Southern California before being sold to Metra in Chicago after 20 years running the Surfline, F59PHIs 464 and 459 lead southbound ... (more)