Empty auto racks down the Cuesta grade.

With UP 1989, leaving for Arizona. Bishop's Peak and San Luis mountain dominate the background

A repo train from Milpitas makes good time as it heads south for a crew change in San Luis. It will soon leave and meet various Amtrak train on the Coastline.

Another empty reposition train navigates the grade and horseshoe curve before crossing Stenner Creek. UP 1989, in Rio Grande gold is in the 2nd position.

Racks across Stenner Creek Trestle

An Amtrak DPU, kinda neat yeah? This surfliner locomotive will take a train of private cars back south from San Luis, after hitching a ride with 14 north.

A special full of chartered cars heads south.

More empty autos split the fields of Edna Valley, following closely behind Amtrak 11.

More auto rack from Milpitas change crews in slo.

Small train in a big valley

An officers special plows the fields of Edna Valley, following closely on the heals the southbound Starlight.

The oilcans move around the horseshoe curve, passing searchlight signals.

Norfolk Southern Power has made it's way down the coastline, after dropping of a military train at Camp Roberts. The power has made it down to San Luis, where it will be set out on track 3 in and ... (more)

The empty Coast Cans work their way up Cuesta Grade between Chorro and Serrano on a breezy February morning. The recent rains have turned the hills green with new grass, a fact that the local cat... (more)