Amtrak 14 passes through Serrano siding heading north over Cuesta Grade towards Santa Margarita. Nikon D70, 28-70mm.

Tonight's Empire Builder had the BNSF business cars tacked onto the end.

All track work comes to a halt as Amtrak Lincoln Service train #351 roll past the semaphores at BRIGHTON PARK. The switchtender in the shanty had delayed an NS freight for over 30 minutes to give... (more)

With four Genesis units on the point, a 22-car Coast Starlight heads north in a light rain through Moorpark. The extra engines and cars were part of an equipment repositioning move due to trackwor... (more)

Amtrak FP7 #122, formerly SP #6459, has Amtrak's "San Joaquin" in tow as it enters the connector track from the SP to the Santa Fe at Port Chicago. The overhead in the background carried the rails... (more)

FP7's were still the regular power on Amtraks' San Joaquin in January of 1976 as AMTK 122 (ex SP 6459) and 116 (ex SP 6453) roar away from the old SP station in Martinez. Shortly, the train will r... (more)

Amtrak - NB 14 Coast Starlight - Observation Car

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr passes Switch 9 in Donner Pass on the former SP Roseville Sub.

Amtrak crew hard at work. lol. That is the NB Coast Starlight on the left. Nikon D70 18-70mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

PV Pony Express brought up the rear of the Coast Starlight, shown here at San Luis Obispo. This was the Pony's first trip in the Canadian Pacific scheme. I was the lucky one who got to ride in the... (more)

PV Tioga Pass brings up the rear of the Coast Starlight. It will continue to Seattle, than to Chicago, than back to Emeryville, than LA, and back to its home town of Barstow, CA. Nikon D70 24-120m... (more)

PV Cyrus K. Holliday (?) brought up the rear of the Coast Starlight into Oakland where it will be uncoupled and PV Tioga Pass will take its place. Nikon D70 140-400mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

The Coast Starlight sits in the Oakland coach yard after taking off two Caltrain F40's, seen at right. While I take this photo, the crew is preparing to add PV Tioga Pass to the rear. Nikon D70 24... (more)

Southbound train 798 from SLO passes through the small community of Faria Beach, north of Ventura.