The westbound California Zephyr comes to a stop to load passengers at the old railroad town of Colfax California.

Steam Incorperated's coal fired JA 1271 crosses the South Rangitikei Viaduct, southbound on Kiwi rails 3' 6" guage North Island Main Trunk Line. At 315 meters / 1033 feet long and 75 meters /247 ... (more)

On the mountain you run into all sorts of Railfans. This guy has obviously been waiting a long time for this train to arrive.

Southern Pacific No.2472 awaits the highball for another run through Niles Canyon. This will be the last weekend that the SP 4-6-2 runs the canyon. The Golden Gate Railroad Museum will be moving t... (more)

Steam Incorporated's coal fired 4-8-2 # Ja 1271 is ready for departure. The train is on a excursion to the town of Taihape on the 3 foot 6 inch main trunk line.

Southern Pacific E9 No.6051, on display at the California State railroad Museum roundhouse in Sacramento CA. In the background is Union Pacific 0-6-0 No.4466 and ATSF dining Car, Cochiti.

Sierra Railway #8, a Ford Model T on a Fairbanks Morris frame from about 1922, rests inside the historic belt driven machine shop at Railtown 1897.

At Dusk, Union Pacific LOF 67 The Guadalupe Local passes under the Highway 101 overpass and through a destroyed Oil Drilling Company offices and fields. The Thomas Fire started in Dec, 2017 and bu... (more)

Baldwin K-36 No. 486 with the first section of todays trains from Durango to Silverton simmers while the passengers explore Silverton. The second section has backed into the station and has unlo... (more)

Doing the two step. A work train takes to the siding for a meet with two Pacific Surfliners. With NB Amtrak No.769 holding the Main, the conductor of the work train is on the ground to watch, as S... (more)

A tip on Heads Up Coast Fans, lead to a early morning meeting with AMTK No. 509 pushing Pacific Surfliner No. 770 southbound to Los Angeles. One of the Charger Locomotives had to be pulled off a S... (more)

The BNSF holiday Train salutes as it passes by A Memorial to fallen railroaders Gil Ortiz and Kevin Williams who perished in a runaway train accident in 1996. Another cross was added for, Rudy Bor... (more)

Northbound Amtrak #14 the coast Starlight rounds the curve at Emma Wood State park on a beautiful fall day.

Northbound BNSF No. 7526 with Containers and Autos rolls into Monolith just south of the town of Tehachapi. A cold northwest storm has lowered the snow level down to the 2000 Ft. Tehachapi sits ... (more)

ATSF 4-8-4 No.3751 with the Grand Canyon Special crosses the Colorado River at Topock Arizona. In conjunction with the NRHS the 3751 will visit the Grand Canyon on it's swing through the Southwest... (more)