A westbound loaded coal train makes its way west through Afton Canyon on the former LA&SL.

The San Luis Obispo Based helpers start up filling the air with the stench of diesel exhaust. This night the helpers are to be used to help push a long northbound MWCPT over Cuesta Grade. Nikon ... (more)

Two SD70Ms pull a Union Pacific intermodal train upgrade through the Caliente Creek Canyon towards the town of Caliente on Tehachapi Pass.

One of Union Pacific's recently delivered heavy SD70ACes, called SD70AHs by the UP, leads an eastbound manifest through Afton Canyon on the old LA&SL. The sun has only recently made its way into ... (more)

As it departs Sunnyside Yard with a train of empty rock gondolas in tow, Nittany and Bald Eagle CF7 number 2474 passes Nittany and Bald Eagle GP7 4174, with some obvious C&NW heritage, and some le... (more)

Amtrak 11 passes through the siding at Surf as the sun is setting. A blanket of haze has shrouded everything as the air has started to cool off.

A northbound Metrolink train emerges from the north portal of Tunnel 27 in Santa Susana Pass between Chatsworth and Simi Valley.

A chilly morning in Mojave.

An Amtrak F59PHI leads the northbound Coast Starlight up Cuesta Grade through some of the agricultural parts of Cal Poly's campus. Nikon D70, 28-70mm.

A late Amtrak 14 lead by two Dash-8's, Amtrak 510 and Amtrak 509, makes its way through Chorro on its northbound climb up Cuesta Grade.

Union Pacific SD70M number 4019 leads a late southbound Coast Starlight over Cuesta Grade. It has just come out of Tunnel 11, the last tunnel on Cuesta Grade and is passing through Chorro siding.... (more)

CalTrain locomotives 920 and 913 are being inspected and cleaned at Caltrains new Centralized Equipment Maintenance and Operations Facility in San Jose.

Cal Train 918 Leads the Capitol Corridor south towards San Jose through some of the salt marshes at the bottom of the San Francisco Bay. Nikon D70, 75-300mm.

Amtrak 11 works its way around several curves as it approaches the east entrance of Tunnel 10. Tunnel 10 was routed around, and has since had numerous cave ins.

Kansas City Southern SD70Ace number 4021 leads a northbound autos train up Cuesta Grade. Here it makes its way across the Stenner Creek Trestle. Nikon D70, 28-70mm.