Here we see a Corridor Manager, who provides support for a number of dispatchers, in Union Pacific's Harriman Dispatch Center. The "Bunker" (as the HDC is known) is the heart of the railroad, as ... (more)

Amtrak Police Officer Wolf and his canine partner pose in front of P42DC 42, the unit painted to commemorate America's military veterans. (Union Station, Los Angeles, California - September 19, 2... (more)

On June 13th, 2015, Union Pacific train ILBMN-13 passes the Palm Springs Amtrak station as it descends Beaumont Hill on its way east. The train has 121 loads, weighs 6652 tons and is 7341' long, ... (more)

Amtrak train #36, the eastbound Desert Wind (Los Angeles CA to Salt Lake City UT) passes through Lambert, a "station" in eastern Anaheim, California, on January 27th, 1993. Amtrak's colorf... (more)

WP GP40 3532, the only engine painted in UP colors and lettered for Western Pacific, works an eastbound local in Pomona (Spadra), CA on August 9, 1983.

A down-on shot Southern Pacific SD7 1432 (ex-2732, nee-5325) allows modelers a chance to study the roof details and weathering patterns. The date is March 31, 1974, and the location is Los Angele... (more)

October 9, 2019, was an historic day as Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 became the first “Big Boy” steam locomotive to operative under steam over southern California’s Cajon Pass! The big engine... (more)

A nice treat for western railfans! Norfolk Southern ES44AC 8102, the railroad's Pennsylvania Heritage unit, was on the point of BNSF train Q-NYCLAC1-01A. This is the fourth NS Heritage un... (more)

The IC3 is a Danish-built high-comfort medium/long distance diesel multiple-unit train. The sets were built by ABB Scandia (later purchased by Adtranz, which itself was subsequently acquired by Bo... (more)

A Southern Pacific local, with SW1500 2638 for power, crosses Interstate 5 (the Santa Ana Freeway) as it heads east onto Santa Ana Street for a few miles of street running on January 26, 1977.

Bringing up the markers on an eastbound Southern Pacific hauler, heading from Los Angeles' Taylor Yard to West Colton Yard, is C-40-1 caboose 1020. This caboose was built at the SP's Los Angeles ... (more)

A Union Pacific freight, with DDA40X 6945, SD40-2 3235 and SD40s 3002 and 3004 for power, crests Cajon Pass as it heads east. (Summit, Cajon Pass, California – March 5, 1976)

Santa Fe GP60M 146 was decorated in this sharp looking Maersk scheme for use in a Maersk promotional film.

Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman converses with a local railfan from the rear platform of business car 10001 ("Beech Grove") as train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, makes its first stop (in Fu... (more)

Santa Fe SD40-2 5023 was but two months old when photographed on the point of an eastbound freight in Fullerton, California, in January 1978. This engine has a 123" long nose in order to hou... (more)