What a difference a year makes! On 22NOV08 I was trying not to slide off PA 53 while railfanning the West Slope following a massive blizzard. Today I had a tee shirt on and the windows down while ... (more)
A rebuilt F40PH shoves an early morning southbound Coaster, crossing over the Soledad Lagoon.
An early morning northbound Coaster passes the Soledad Lagoon near the Torrey Pines State Beach.
The first morning southbound Pacific Surfliner from Los Angeles races toward San Diego, the next and last stop.
A northbound Coaster rolls along the California Coast as the sun sets at Del Mar.
"San Diego Steam Special" on its return trip to Los Angeles. The famous Coast Highway bridge was built in 1933.
A northbound Coaster hustles along the beach at Del Mar. The trees in this area are among the most distinctive I've ever seen.
Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver locomotives rockets northward along the coast in Del Mar. This area of the Surf Line has the highest concentration of pedestrian traffic on the tracks, which are used ... (more)
A "Pacific Surfliner" races along a right-of-way adorned with spring flowers on a "perfect" early April afternoon.
Late afternoon sun, a clean train and a great location conclude a day's railfanning in sunny California!
Coast Highway was always a nice place to photograph the Coastline. Canon EOS 40D
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #567 skirts the Pacific on its way from San Diego to Los Angeles on Veterans' Day 2008. Shoving on the rear is F59PHI 455 in a special scheme to raise awareness of... (more)
Amtrak 460 leads the first southbound Pacific Surfliner of the day to San Diego as it skirts the ocean at Del Mar.
