GP9 # 3438 tiptoes across the Santa Ana River.
THe UP 844 crossed the Martinez Benicia bridge on the former SP Cal P line at milepost 33.4 on it's Western Heritage Tour of 2009
UP steam to Donner Pass! Today's UP844 tour leg starts in Sparks, NV (Reno), but our chase across the Sierra begins a little further West in the NV foothills. With "Heritage Unit Help" assisting u... (more)
California Dreaming! A wonderful chase of the SP Santa Cruz local during the week of Winterail in 1997 turned up this trio of still SP lettered units, and many fine images. This one however just ... (more)
Escondido Local on branch at MP 3
Due to trackwork on the Fresno Subdivision, this train has been detoured down the Sacramento Subdivision, and, to make this detour it has to perform a shove North on the West Leg of the wye at Hag... (more)
Crossing above a beautiful mural, representing the presence of the Santa Fe Railway in Pinole is the L-CAL 2141, a Richmond to Riverbank turn, that the local railfans have named "the Peddler".
Sandwiched in between the north and south bound lanes of Interstate 5 is the bridge that crosses the Santa Margarita River. This location is just south of Stuart Mesa Yard between CP Puller and CP... (more)
One of the massive MPI Locomotives easily dwarfs most anything around it, including the 105 year old bridge over Monte Diablo Ave. This bridge and three others like it in San Mateo are all suppose... (more)
Headed west for another load of Fords.
The beautiful SP5623 crosses the Farwell Trestle Bridge after all the annoying Bay Area fog burned off leading a Memorial Day Special.
Northbound 1996 with 2 new GEVo's in tow.
An eastbound descends the original grade down Ash Hill.
Westbound between Alray and Cajon on the south track.
"The Cruz," aka the Santa Cruz Local crosses Dry Creek Trestle in Aptos. I had planned to chase this train along the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, but it stopped for beans about two miles north of here, ... (more)