The "Central Coast Surfliner," Amtrak's Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo roundtrip, is on its way back to LA as it passes along the beach in Serena and heads towards Sandyland, following alongside i... (more)

505 shoving Nb cascade through BNSF WillBridge Yard

AMTK 505 waiting until the Conductor gives a signal to highball.

Two of the Puget Sound region's icons: the Tacoma Narrows Bridges (there are two of them now) and Amtrak's Cascade Service trains. And hey, the sun is out!

Amtrak 508 heads north for Seattle with Amtrak 505 as its power once again today.

Amtrak 505 leads today Amtrak Cascade.

Amtrak 505 is the power on todays Cascade train to Portland.

The Westbound mid-week Reno Snow Train passing thru Yuba Gap. The 2004 season would mark the end of Amtrak's use of the P32's on this train, replacing them with the newer P42's.

With the "Fun Bear" in place on the front coupler, the mid-week Reno Snow Train is Westbound at Soda Springs Crossing

The Southwest Chief backs in with an early Chicago arrival.

An Amtrak "San Diegan" heads north (railroad west) past the closed Santa Fe station at Orange, CA. The depot is now a restaraunt, and also a Metrolink station stop. Trailing the 505 is E9B 452 (... (more)

Amtrak California rounding the curve, arriving Sacto. Nikon D70, 18-70mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

A classic logo on a beautifully restored locomotive: The Classic CNR maple leaf lives on-in Illinois.

AMTK briefly extended Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha service to Watertown in a commuter experiment. This train set is laying over on the East end of the double track.

A late running Coast Starlight #14 passes through a very lonely stretch on the California Coast route, in San Ardo about 30 miles north of Paso Robles.