Back in February of 2020 Amtrak added two new Siemens SC44 Charger units to the California Zephyr. The Chargers were supplemented by a P42DC and two baggage cars and left Denver during a strong s... (more)

East Meets West … And They Are Both Late

Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief (behind P42DCs 23 and 163), has just arrived on Track 3 at the Fullerton Transportat... (more)

Fresh Face Coaster 691 terminates at Oceanside with a brand new Siemens SC-44 "Charger" locomotive and some newly rebuilt cars to match it.

San Diego County Coaster 685 cruises up the coast in Del Mar, CA. This spot is known as being one of the most photogenic spots on the Surfline, despite the marine layer looming above.

A Hiawatha service train from Chicago pulls across the Hwy 20 bridge after making its stop at the Sturtevant station.

A Hiawatha service train from Chicago slows to a stop at the Sturtevant station.

Amtrak 371 (4607) Running West to Chicago from Grand Rapids. Here we see it rolling across the Kalamazoo River in New Richmond Michigan , just as the sun peeks over the trees from the East at sunr... (more)

Sunrise on the Santa Barbara Subdivision at Seacliff. The early morning Pacific Surfliner No. 768, pushing southbound to Los Angeles, overtakes a southbound rail train holding the siding.

California Department of Transportation SC-44 2116, in service on Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliners, is stationed at the passenger station in San Diego, California, as a protection unit. This ... (more)

Pushing southbound into the sunrise, the early morning Pacific Surfliner no. 768, makes it's run to, Los Angeles and San Diego.

The Missouri River Runner heads west as it speeds through Maplewood, MO kicking up fallen petals from the flowering trees that line the railroad and Greenwood Ave.

The Surfliner living up to its name as it passes through Seacliff siding.

With it's namesake mountains behind the camera, Cascades 505 crosses Bridge 14 at a very low tide, with Mt Rainier out of sight of the train's passengers, but in plane (err drone) view from this v... (more)

CDTX 2111 leads a southbound Surfliner at Del Mar.

NCTC 5003 leads a northbound into Del Mar in the late afternoon.