The daily CSX Hunts Point Market Local shoves east through the sidewalk of Sal's Scrap Metal just after splitting from the Northeast Corridor. This is one of 3 busy industries that the train must ... (more)

Carizzo Gorge Siding - I found this siding listed as "Carrizo Gorge Siding" on an old topo map of the area and it is not referenced in my copy of the Altamont California Region Timetable 20... (more)

This view exemplify's the dichotomy of preservation because it's both appalling and fantastic. (And a mystery as well.) This is the out-of-service exit platform located on the east side of New Yo... (more)

Two Cars Back - A set of five (5) former Chicago Northwestern (CNW) commuter cars that were acquired by Chicago Metra (METX) and later sold as surplus lies derailed across the turnout at Du... (more)

On the Ground at Dubbers - The first of a set of five (5) former Chicago Northwestern (CNW) commuter cars that were acquired by Chicago Metra (METX) and later sold as surplus lies derailed ... (more)

Hobo Fire Ring - Seats from one of the of the former Chicago Northwestern (CNW) commuter cars in the background on Dubbers Spur lie on the ground around a fire pit apparently used by some o... (more)

Picked Switch (Derailment) at MP 96 - The first of a set of five (5) former Chicago Northwestern (CNW) commuter cars that were acquired by Chicago Metra (METX) and later sold as surplus lie... (more)

Bridge at MP 95.9 - Looking down the main line of the Desert Line towards Dubbers Spur (where the cars are located) and Tunnel #5 where the line enters the gorge from the drop off point at ... (more)

Metra Cars on Dubbers Spur - After a short hike across the hill from Jacumba Road, the line of five former Chicago Metra cars come into view on Dubbers Spur. The track on the left is t... (more)

The Maintenance of Way Shed at Ferum California - Constructed of spent railroad ties (wooden sleepers) and salvaged rails, the maintenance of way shed at Ferum California stands abandon aft... (more)

Goat Canyon - The rail line through the Carrizo Gorge was constructed starting in 1906 and it opened in 1919. Here, an old Santa Fe hopper stands on a siding at Goat Canyon next to the ... (more)

The RF1 takes a restored Hack west towards Fresh Pond where it will eventually be interchanged to the NYAR and New York City Transit system to be put on display in the Transit museum in Brooklyn.

On a cold January night, four cars from a Stockton train derailed inside the J.R. Davis Yard in Roseville, California. The black tanker was originally believed to be carrying toluene, which is a t... (more)

This former set of F7 A and B units sits with other first generation power, awaiting and uncertain future.

LOW10 Torrance Local power sits out the weekend across the river from downtown Los Angeles. Sadly power here is subject to all sorts of vandalism.