Amtrak train 765 heads along the Pacific Ocean coast line north of Ventura. This is an extra train that was run to assist with larger than normal passenger volume due to mudslides forcing the clos... (more)

GCRY 29 and 4960 lead a passenger train south over the bridge at mile post 35.5 at sunset as part of a Pete Lerro photo charter.

Northbound Pacific Surfliner extra train 765 passes by the famed Chatsworth rocks on its way to Santa Barbara. F59PHI 451 leads the charge through Santa Susana Pass.

N&W 611 on the Virginia Creeper: In its final years of steam on the Norfolk and Western Railroad, the 611 and its sister J class locomotives were assigned to local freight trains in Virgini... (more)

Since 1988, a 16 mile long segment of the old Western Maryland mainline has been used as a tourist railroad, known as the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. In this scene, a re-created "extra&... (more)

A Veteran Hill Climber: By this point, Amtrak 90208 is no stranger to Miramar Hill. This cab control car that started off life as an F40PH locomotive has been a regular on Pacific Surfliner... (more)

On a humid spring evening, Southern Railway 401 leads a mixed extra into Nelson Crossing as the tower operator looks on. This was a staged scene as part of a photo charter put on by Southern Rail ... (more)

Southern Railway 401: Southern Railway 2-8-0 number 401 is in charge of a mixed freight train as it heads through the countryside of central Illinois. This was part of a photo event put on ... (more)

Vintage Trolley in a Modern World: San Diego Trolley PCC car number 530 travels around the downtown "Silver Line" loop. It originally ran for Twin Cities Transit in Minneapolis, M... (more)

Amtrak Cascades at Tin Rock: Amtrak train 519 rounds a curve as it approaches the Fairhaven Station in Bellingham. The rock seen in the water is actually a pile of scrap tin that was discar... (more)

A Siemens Charger locomotive leads southbound train 505 along Puget Sound at Steilacoom, Washington. Earlier in the day, this set was originally running as southbound train 517 between Vancouver a... (more)

Steam Giants in the Forest:Two ex Westside Lumber Company shay locomotives pose at the balloon track on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. These locomotives were posed as part of a ... (more)

A Phase IV Sort of Day: Amtrak 184, a P42DC type built in 2001, wears the company's Phase IV paint scheme as part of the railroad's 40th Anniversary celebrations in 2011. Over 10 years late... (more)

Sunset San Joaquin: A San Joaquin train rolls through Jack London Square at sunset as it nears the last station stop in Oakland. Having been re-powered recently with a 710ECO prime mover, t... (more)

Capitol Corridor train 727 makes a brief (on time) stop at the Centerville Depot before proceeding on to San Jose.