Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 580 ferries passengers between Los Angeles and San Diego, with nine stops along the way. CDTX SC-44 "Charger" 2118 is leading this train on a hot (98ºF)... (more)

Northbound San Joaquin 711 races toward Modesto.

Early morning northbound San Joaquin has just departed Modesto Amtrak Station.

CDTX 2117 leads Pacific Surfliner #777 into the sunset

Almost Home... A historic passenger car, SBRX 1517, might look a little rough around the edges after local "artists" in Los Angeles covered her with graffiti...but she is now just one more ... (more)

Making the case about the Safety of rail passenger travel, Amtrak California no. 768, the morning Surfliner from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles, passes morning commute traffic on Hwy 1 and Freeway ... (more)

Pacific Surfliner 777 is running a bit late this day as it heads over Gaviota Trestle on its way to San Luis Obipso.

Coaster's newest locomotives ride BNSF rails westbound thru Colton heading to San Diego County.

Fresh from the Siemens AG factory in Florin, a part of Sacramento, California, are the first two SC-44 "Chargers" for San Diego County's Coaster commuter trains. The engines were picked up at the... (more)

After arriving in Chicago, Illinois on the Amtrak California Zephyr (Train 6) on Thursday, July 30, 2020, Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801... (more)

Charging into the future. Amtrak/Amtrak California has taken delivery of new Siemens Venture coaches for testing. The semi-permanently coupled five car set represents the future of train travel fo... (more)

Beach train! Most of the beach-goers are keeping good social distance Amtrak Train 777 (Pacific Surfliner) passes through Calafia State Park in San Clemente, California on the afternoon of Friday,... (more)

Pacific Surfliner with a charger blowing for the crossing due to a quiet zone stationary whistle failure.

Charging by the pointless arrow. Amtrak Train 350 (Wolverine) departs the Detroit, MI station on a very cold Tuesday, February 21, 2020. These trains operate with an SC-44 charger at each end with... (more)

The Amtrak rescue engine awaits a possible call at the Santa Fe Depot.