Racing Westward across the the San Joaquin Delta out of Stockton, Amtrak's "San Joaquin" is at Middle River.
Passengers on tonight's Surfliner are getting their money's worth with a spectacular sunset view over the Pacific. The northbound train is minutes away from its stop at Surf Beach.
The Snow Train has just crossed the Yolo Causeway, by then a single track, out of Sacramento and heading for Davis. It was the first year of P32's serving as power on the train and they would only... (more)
The 1744 is currently headed for excursion service over the ex-DRGW La Veta pass on the San Luis and Rio Grande. But this is the SP 1744 in 1958, on a fan trip on the Knights Landing branch. It ... (more)
On the way to the Sierra Pacific Mill in Burney, McCloud #37 has what would turn out to be the last empties to go to the mill. #37 is crossing over Highway 89 just North of Lake Brittan.
with UP 1524.
BNSF's Warm Springs Local heads south on UP's Niles Subdivision, crossing Alameda Creek at Niles Jct. with a pair of GP60s (8726 and 8727)
No. 10 headed toward Tuolumne with one of the last trains of logs. In a few days the railroad would routinely shut down for the winter, but never reopen. This is another old Anscochrome slide th... (more)
A westbound Metrolink crosses over Lytle Creek. Note in the background the Santa Fe stack in the Santa Fe Yard in San Bernardino.
SP's oldest named train, The Del Monte, crossing the so-called Earthquake Bridge due to its proximity to the San Andreas Fault. The bridge also has sensors to detect movement. The 3005 is preserv... (more)
Light power move on the Cushenbury spur heading across the (currently dry) Mojave River heading to the plant for a pick up.
The late afternoon sun casts a warn glow on this westbound through Afton Canyon as it crosses over the Mojave River.
