CDTX 2101, a new Siemens SC-44 Charger sporting the Amtrak California paint scheme, shoves a cab car out onto the wye and becomes the first unit of its class in the state of California to operate ... (more)

November 16, 2014- the date which will forever mark the end of an era on Tehachapi. It was on this cool, fall evening that many original, Southern Pacific searchlights saw their last sunset as Uni... (more)

Warbonnet At Dawn. After nearly a decade of being on display in the California State Railroad Museum's main building, ATSF 347C and it's accompanying "B" unit, F3B 347B, find thei... (more)

Normally passing through the bustling downtown area of Santa Barbara a little after sunset on day two (the final day) of its journey to Los Angeles, a horrific winter storm in the Pacific Northwes... (more)

And it was said, let there be light! UP 2673 breaks through the morning mist at Monolith and into the first light of the day as it leads a Roseville-West Colton manifest downgrade from the... (more)

The Starlight Returns...To Daily Service. On May 27th I was looking for an excuse to get out and shoot something, and low-and-beyond, was rewarded with a surprisingly late Amtrak 14, the no... (more)

As mechanical issues continue to plague Metrolink's newest locomotives - the Electro Motive Division (EMD), Tier IV compliant F125 - some of the last remaining veterans of the Santa Fe Railway's o... (more)

A Fading Warbonnet. Once part of the proud return of the "Warbonnet" paint scheme in the 1990's, ATSF 95's iconic part scheme is starting to show its age and the harshness of the desert env... (more)

UP 9926 finds the morning light in the depths of the Feather River Canyon for the first time today as it leaves the Honeymoon Tunnels behind and passes the Rock Creek Dam - a popular focus point f... (more)

Tehachapi Snow...What A Tease. The morning sun has crested the hills at Cameron and shines down toward Monolith as the BNSF 3753 leads its lengthy train from Stockton downgrade. While snow ... (more)

Taking The Long Way To Promontory. Well, the closest active rails can get to Promontory anymore: Ogden, Utah. UP 8850 leads a small, seven-car train through the iconic rocks of Chatsworth a... (more)

With it's final trip over Cajon Pass almost complete, UP 4014 and it's pair of diesel helpers ease their 23-car passenger train downgrade into Devore as they head for the train's final destination... (more)

The Starlight Slices Sandcut. Throttling up for the climb up onto the floor of the San Joaquin Valley, Amtrak's detouring northbound Coast Starlight banks through the final curve on the Moj... (more)

A trio of brand new, SC-44 "Chargers," glisten on this rainy morning in downtown Los Angeles as they await their first chance to get out and stretch their legs.

Fall Colors and a Northern. Frozen in time at the Modesto Amtrak station, ATSF 2921's black paint makes a stark contrast when framed against the changing, fall colors of the trees in the b... (more)