Carizzo Gorge Siding - I found this siding listed as "Carrizo Gorge Siding" on an old topo map of the area and it is not referenced in my copy of the Altamont California Region Timetable 20... (more)

Goat Canyon - The rail line through the Carrizo Gorge was constructed starting in 1906 and it opened in 1919. Here, an old Santa Fe hopper stands on a siding at Goat Canyon next to the ... (more)

The PIR Intermodal Yard at Coyote Wells - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - STBX #4501 sits on a setout track in the brush at Coyote Wells California. There are no operating trains on ... (more)

That Be Mexico - Looking into Mexico from the South Portal of Tunnel 4. This photo was taken on a railroad that has been embargoed since 2008 and there have been no trains at the point ... (more)

Ghost Drag - [Summer Solstice 2015 +7 Series] - Purchased by the Pacific Imperial Railway (aka PIR) the successor in interest to the Carrizo Gorge Railway, these three former CSX GP40-2's s... (more)

[Plate 525] Slow Death in the Desert - [Summer Solstice 2015 +7 Series] - With the Tamarisk trees in the background, these three wooden Southern Pacific chair cars slowly sucumb to the elem... (more)

Top of the Wye at Ferrum - Looking at the top of the wye at Ferrum California. Loads of iron ore in open gondolas were brought to the small yard at Ferrum located along the Southern Pacif... (more)

Abandon - Located in the Sonoran Desert in Southern most part of Anza Borego State Park (San Diego County) the gorge is a geological wonder indeed. The desert line that runs through the C... (more)

RIP Huell Howser - The rail line through the Carrizo Gorge was constructed starting in 1906 and it opened in 1919. Here, an old Santa Fe hopper stands on a siding at Goat Canyon next to ... (more)

Goat Canyon - Built in 1932 to by pass a tunnel that had collapsed in an earthquake (located to the right, out of the frame) the trestle at Goat Canyon in the Carrizo Gorge is over 180 feet... (more)

Rotting Away in the Desert Sun - Purchased by the Pacific Imperial Railway (aka PIR) the successor in interest to the Carrizo Gorge Railway, these three former Union Pacific GP40-2's sit ro... (more)

Spring in the Carrizo Gorge - Looking into the gorge from near the tracks, two wrecked box cars cling to the steep canyon wall. The cars derailed in an accident in the 80’s where the... (more)

Looking South Into Mexico - The abandoned water tower at Dos Cabezas California (San Diego County) sits in the Sonoran Desert in Southern most part of Anza Borego State Park as monument o... (more)

End of Dubbers Spur - Like the end of the wye at Ferum California, the end of Dubbers Spur makes use to the natural topography of the land forms to provide the spur with a bump stop to keep... (more)

East Portal of Tunnel 7 - Carrizo Gorge - Tunnel 7 collapsed at some point after the Goat Canyon Trestle was built and and before 1949 (the dates on the track). Instead of clearing and r... (more)