After hiking up a grueling 4.4 miles into this location we were presented with this phenomenal view of the east end of Tehachapi Pass! Here a unit seed train bound for the valley presents itself ... (more)

UP's Global 3 to Oakland Stacker battling the harsh conditions near Donner Summit. Notice the last active searchlight bridge on Donner Pass in the background. Brrrrrr!

With only my faint memories of E60's on the NEC, it was quite the experience witnessing these heavy electrics hauling freight on a mainline! 4 of the BM&LP's eclectically painted E60's are seen h... (more)

UP's Portland to Roseville Q seen from up on the bluffs as it approaches Klamath Falls.

Richmond Pacific's ex-MP SW interrupts the flow of Wright Ave. as it drags a cut of black diamonds towards the dockside unloading area. This coal was delivered by UP from West Elk Mine (Arco, CO) ... (more)

While regular freight traffic has pretty much dried up on the Coast Sub, UP is occasionally routing some "Repo" auto rack trains down it to LA and then from there to points East. Here i... (more)

Circumstances were just right for this special move! These three Metro North motors were recently outshopped from NJT's MMC facility and the only crew available was good for the corridor. Rather... (more)

BNSF's Stockton, CA to Chicago, IL Q-train is seen here hammering up the 1.9% grade coming out of Caliente in some beautiful storm lighting.

The bulk of the San Francisco Bay Railroad's business is the handling of construction debris, a.k.a. "Dirty Dirt." Here the transloading process between truck and rail is seen taking pl... (more)

Amtrak geep 525 is in notch 8 as it drags this dead MARC set towards DC. This hospital move is the result of a major en-route failure of MARC 4914. Maybe it was because it was Friday the 13th or... (more)

Hello up there! One of Amtrak California's F59PHI's is seen here getting some work done at Amtrak's Oakland Maintenance Facility. One thing I admire is how clean this shop keeps their grounds and ... (more)

One of the evening crews on the Richmond Pacific shuffles hoppers around near the port. With the days growing shorter, most of this work will begin to be done under the cover of darkness.

Amtrak's NEW Veteran's Unit has been unveiled! Here is a shot of the custom, mulit-part, decal that is the centerpiece of this unique livery. The service ribbons (running left to right) encompas... (more)

One of NRE's experimental gensets, NREX 2015, currently calls the Richmond Pacific Railroad home. Here they are shoving a cut of tank cars into one of Chevron's many industry tracks in the Richmo... (more)

The color of the day is... yellow!