A pair of chargers lead a westbound Capital at Hercules on the Martinez Sub.

Two Different Schemes: As train 562 heads through Torrey Pines, the paint scheme variation between locomotive 2109 and the 2114 is quite apparent. The 2109 displays the original version of ... (more)

Racing past Metrolink's layover yard in Moorpark, Amtrak 761 picks up speed even with three additional coaches and one locomotive on this morning's train. The extra equipment comes following large... (more)

The San Joaquin Goes Surfing. Looking somewhat out of place along the coast line, CDTX 2051 and three San Joaquin/Capitol Corridor coaches bring up the rear of Amtrak 761 as it leaves Ventu... (more)

Through the Cut: A Charger locomotive leads an on time train 1564 through a cut south of Solana Beach, accelerating toward Del Mar.

Making a Splash in Del Mar: Two Charger locomotives lead train 564 through Del Mar on a sunny fall morning.

The rear-end of CDTX 2114, a new SC-44 Charger built by Siemens in Sacramento, rests on one of the whisker tracks at the Redondo Turntable as it shares stalls with the AMTK 464 - a soon to be repl... (more)

Amtrak 713 hustles past the grain facility at Guernsey on a cool, fall morning.

A Wave of the Future: On a misty fall morning, two brand new SC-44 Charger locomotives lead train 564 along the cliffs in Del Mar. Soon enough, all Pacific Surfliner trains will be pulled b... (more)

Amtrak 717 slows on its approach to its first station stop, Wasco, since it originated at Bakersfield on a cool, fall afternoon. As the lower-level train of mostly ex-New Jersey Transit cars is de... (more)

With its station stop at Hanford just a few minutes ago, Amtrak 702 gets back up to track speed as it hustles through the crossovers at Calabrese and meets the BNSF 3841. The 3841's train is broke... (more)

Amtrak 714 hustles past the small community of Allensworth on a cool afternoon in the Central Valley. Founded in 1908, Allensworth is notably the first exclusively African American-founded town in... (more)

Double the Charge:Two Siemens SC-44 Charger locomotives lead a Pacific Surfliner train through Del Mar.

The full moon sets in the early morning as the sun begins to rise. The first southbound Pacific Surfliner out of Goleta, bound for Los Angeles and San Diego, is close to it's Ventura Station stop.... (more)

Charging Through Del Mar: The sun makes an attempt to break through morning cloud cover as Pacific Surfliner train 564 heads south through Del Mar. On the train this morning is a brand new ... (more)