the Southwest Chief is seen eastbound at the BNSF commerce engine facility

The detouring northbound Coast Starlight in in the Soledad Canyon on it's trip north via the Metrolink Valley sub. Photo taken from the Pacific Crest Trail

Northbound BNSF train is seen at CP Ilmon

The Special from San Bernardino is seen entering track 13 at the Los Angeles Union Station

The southbound Coast Starlight detoured down the Valley line and over the Tehachapi mountains with Mr Gunn's inspection car on the rear.

A southbound baretable train is stopped at Bena waiting for the northbound UP officer special. The dove on the fence post has turned its back on one of the BNSF engines that still wears the Santa ... (more)

A northbound BNSF train is seen rounding the Caliente horseshoe curve

While the rain keeps falling on the Mojave sub around Phelan, the WCRV has made it through and is approaching the town of Mojave

The "Desert Wind" is seen at the SLC depot.

The eastbound Southwest Chief is just starting it's eastward trip, having departed LAUS about 10 minutes before. The headlamps seen in the distance are frieghts waiting to follow #4 east out of Ho... (more)

The detouring northbound Coast Starlight is entering the Soledad Canyon on it's trip north via the Metrolink Valley sub

A special military move is seen climbing the east slope of the Tehachapi range

A fellow image taker is seen holding still to record a image of the toy soldiers on the Metrolink Toy train

A westbound manifest is seen in the early morning light at Cajon Summit performing a brake test before decending the 3 percent grade into San Bernardino

Amtrak train number 774 needed help this morning in SLO, so UP loaned the 8333 to push the train to LA. This shot is of the 8333 returning to SLO on train 777 at Bob Hope Airport