A Los Angeles Metro "Gold Line" AnsaldoBreda P2550 light rail train heads east down 3rd Street past the Serbian Cemetery and near the Maravilla station in East Los Angeles on May 8, 2010.

With L.A.'s iconic city hall (or, as Lohman and Barkley's old "Mayor Sam" character used to call it, the "pointy building") rising in the background, a Los Angeles MTA train passes over the 101 (H... (more)

San Francisco Municipal Railway Boeing Vertol LRV 1211 represents one of Boeing's ill-fated attempt to build Light Rail Vehicles in the 1970s. The Muni and Boston's MBTA both bought them, but the... (more)

From inside Angels Flight Railway car "Sinai" we see sister car "Olivet" ascending the grade as we meet at the center of the line. The long-time Los Angeles landmark is back in service. Now if o... (more)

Billing itself as "The Shortest Railway in the World" (certainly the shortest railway in Los Angeles), Angels Flight is once again in operation. Opened in 1901, the railway was closed and dismant... (more)

The smallest railroad in the world (aka the shortest railroad in the world) has returned to service after a nine year absence in downtown LA. Serving the stretch from Hill Street to the top of Bun... (more)

A Metro Rail Gold Line train accelerates out of the Pico/Aliso station in East Los Angeles as it heads east to the Atlantic (Boulevard) Station. The Siemens P2000 light rail car is about the ente... (more)

Tacoma's rolling techno rave sports a little holiday cheer from its mars light and numberboard. Sometimes, even a big government transit agency can have a sense of humor. Tonight, most of the New ... (more)

A Los Angeles Metro Breda P2550 light rail vehicle, #715, is seen here crossing the Los Angeles River on the First Street bridge, with downtown Los Angeles looming in the background. The southeas... (more)

A Los Angeles Metro blue line train stops at the aptly named Pacific Station at the corner of Pacific Ave. and 4th St. in Long Beach.

Now that's what you call a tight curve! A 510 Spadina streetcar is loading at the underground streetcar loop at Union Station, with the yellow line warning any passengers to stand well back becaus... (more)

Heading north, Maryland Transit Association light rail vehicles 5030 and 5037 depart Camden Yards (home of the Baltimore Orioles). In the background is the Baltimore & Ohio's Camden Station, open... (more)

As the iconic Bromo Seltzer Tower looms in the background, a Cromwell-bound Maryland Transit Association light rail vehicle passes through downtown Baltimore. Next stop: Camden Yards, home of th... (more)

The driver of MUNI car 1007 prepares to hang a 'hard right' along the San Francisco Ferry Building at the Embarcadero. Our MUNI driver on this day was very entertaining, offering numerous anecdote... (more)

While moving east along Market Street, the driver of MUNI PCC car 1007 makes an emergency stop, yielding to an oncoming fire truck. Apparently the MUNI driver wasn't fond of the siren's wail for h... (more)