Test Charge: A Siemens SC-44 Charger locomotive runs through Camp Pendleton on a test run for North County Transit District Coaster service. This was the first day of testing for these loco... (more)

K-36 481 waits in front of the Durango depot at the head of the first train of the morning. Note the shiny new boiler front paint. 481 was repainted on 8/17 for Railfest.

473 climbs the grade out of Hermosa.

A south bound Coaster train skims through coastal fog on a bright September morning.

Fighting Gravity: Two 1875 built wood burning steam locomotives, the Eureka and the Glenbrook, battle Gravity Hill on the Cumbres and Toltec. This Photographer's Freight was run as part of ... (more)

Day One for the 301: The westbound Empire Builder ascends Stevens Pass en route to Seattle on a cold and wet Spring morning. Pulling the train are two of Amtrak's newest: Siemens Mobility b... (more)

Amtrak Phase IV commemorative unit number 184 makes its rounds on the Pacific Surfliner as it glides south through Del Mar and Torrey Pines, running just a few minutes tardy on this beautiful fall... (more)

A photo special drifts downgrade at Needleton on the Durango and Silverton.

Last of its Kind: Portland and Western number 1501 was one of the last SD7 locomotives in regular freight service in North America. It was built in November of 1952 as Southern Pacific numb... (more)

Amtrak Phase I P42 number 156 leads the northbound Coast Starlight across the trestle at Gaviota Beach on a beautiful December day.

In a classic scene that hasn't been seen in over a decade, a P32-8BWH leads the low level amfleet set on the Surf Line by the Del Mar Fairgrounds. 509 is back doing the work she started out doing ... (more)

Ex Santa Fe 3751 passes through the Camp Pendleton base on the return trip to Los Angeles.

Big Boy and Sullivan's Curve: Heading for West Colton, the Big Boy leads a special excursion around Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass on a sunny October day. The turnout was immense for the lo... (more)

On November 11th, 2015, Amtrak cab car 90208 re-entered service after a rebuild and repaint in Beech Grove, Indiana. This NPCU is now the 3rd in Amtrak's collection of special Veterans units. Here... (more)

Double Double, Surfliner Style: Two NPCU cars and two Charger locomotives bookend Amtrak train 569 as it heads out of San Diego. The 90278 was at one time an F40PH locomotive. Now, it works... (more)