A Coaster commuter train skims along the surfline in spectacular Del Mar.

Specially wrapped Amtrak F59I #457 shoves Pacific Surfliner #785 toward L.A.

Railpictures.net contriubutor Maryann Norvik waves at Coaster 657's crew as they guide the train northward along the Pacific Coast.

The coaster aong the coast, hours after our arrival we are in Del Mar aiming our camera's at the wonderous Surfline and all it's treasures.

Is there anything more picturesque than an aptly-named Surfliner cruising along the Pacific coast at the edge of the continent?

On the last day of summer 2008, Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 (along with a trio of Amtrak P42DCs) is on the point of train A9572 1-21A, the 24 car American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners specia... (more)

The dead of winter in SD. Three years later, that joke still isn't old :)

Pacific Surfliner train 572 (with its uncommon consist) begins to make it's way along the Del Mar Cliffs en route to San Diego. Interesting catch in the beautiful California sun.

Southbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #564 works along the Pacific coast at Del Mar enroute to its on-time arrival in San Diego about 20 miles to the south. This day's 564 featured a unique F59, P42... (more)

Santa Fe eastbound Escondido Local passing through Del Mar, CA along the Pacific Ocean

On October 13, 2011, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #566 skirts the Pacific Ocean on its way from Los Angeles to San Diego, California. On this morning, the train has F59PHI 457, resplendent in ... (more)

On a sunny summer morning, Amtrak 573 heads north along the Pacific Ocean. Today, this train is running with a set of low level equipment, necesitated by longer trains during the Del Mar Horse Rac... (more)

Amtrak San Diegan train #772 has just departed the station at Del Mar, CA along the Pacific Ocean. Next stop will be the end of the line at San Diego.

Hey back East people, would you stop complaining about the snow? We're struggling through another brutal winter here in San Diego too :)