Amtrak 198 leads 14 the scenic stretch of the Pacific Ocean that is Gaviota State Park

Three E60C-2's and one E60CF take 60 empties eastbound towards the Kayenta mine, ready for another load of black diamonds.

After sitting for nearly an hour waiting on the Yuma Yard to clear, the engineer on UP 8588 East throttles up and passes under one of the classic SP signal bridges left on this line as the sun set... (more)

Due to having to run back to LA to pick up new power because the previous trailing unit (AMTK 510) blew a crank case, Amtrak's Coast Starlight is now roughly 3 hours down as it heads north through... (more)

Grand Canyon Railway 4960 barks loudly up the southbound grade at Quivero, 20 miles from it's final destination of Williams.

Grand Canyon Railway 4960 leads the second Williams Flyer of the day southbound at Quivero.

Santa Fe 3751 crosses over the Big Dalton Wash in Baldwin Park on its' run east to San Bernadino.

Making a late afternoon charge, UP 8351 leads a Gemco-Tracy Autorack train through Emma Woods State Beach.

BNSF 558 leads the Cadiz Local west past Daggett as the sun sets on a hot summer day.

Trona Railway SD40T-2 2005 continues the southward climb out of the Searles Valley as it passes through the Trona Pinnacles.

While 2 SD40N's work the yard, some SD60M's (on the far left) prepare to lead a train east.

With more than 130 miles under it's belt on it's westbound journey, and nearly 100 until the day's destination, Santa Fe 3751, a 1927 graduate of Baldwin Locomotive Works crawls it's way through A... (more)

Sierra Railway 4-6-0 #3, a 1891 graduate of the Rogers Locomotive Works in Paterson New Jersey, leads the 11 o'clock train north near Bell Mooney Road in Jamestown, California.

A trio of GE's lead stacks west through Crookton with sunlight fading fast.

Doubleheaded Prairies! Mason County 7, a Baldwin 2-6-2 visiting from Roots of Motive Power in Willis California, Quincy Railroad 2 (another 2-6-2 that was built by ALCo) past Farwell on th... (more)