With the sun only a few minutes from the horizon BNSF 6956 leads a manifest west along the banks of the Mojave River towards Helendale on the BNSF Cajon Subdivision.

A long Atlanta bound Z train slowly works its way up Beaumont Hill early on a Saturday morning. The train is nearing the end of San Timoteo Canyon and will soon be cresting the summit of San Gorg... (more)

A full moon and the headlights from an approaching eastbound BNSF manifest illuminate a UP cement train waiting in Bissell siding on the BNSF Mojave Subdivision.

Amtrak P42 number 135 shoves on the rear of train 774, the southbound morning Surfliner from San Luis Obispo. This train departed SLO a few minutes prior, and is now leaving the Edna Valley and h... (more)

UP 353 shoves its train down the spur to the Proctor and Gamble plant in Oxnard past agricultural irrigation piping stored while the nearby fields are made ready for harvest. The Proctor and Gamb... (more)

As the sun sinks low, ATSF 3751 leads the Grand Canyon Limited excursion train west towards Los Angeles, the final destination on the almost week long excursion to Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. H... (more)

LATC, the Shops Yard can be a busy place after dark. In the background a stacker passes by on the Metrolink River Sub, while a baretables train lead by two SD40-2s waits for a signal at CP Yuma Jc... (more)

The Coast Starlight passes through the agricultural Edna Valley shortly after departing San Luis Obispo on its southward journey.

Union Pacific's steam special from West Colton to Yermo works its way up Cajon Pass as a break in the clouds allows sun light through for a brief moment to illuminate the train.

As the day gets late on Donner Pass, the sun sinks low in the west and shadows from the mountains and trees grow long. An eastbound BNSF trackage rights manifest passes through one of the few sma... (more)

The sun has just poked its way through a cloud bank and sheds light and warmth on the Mojave desert. A southbound BNSF manifest with a colorful mix of power up front and on the rear has just depa... (more)

A late Amtrak 14 lead by two Dash-8's, Amtrak 510 and Amtrak 509, makes its way through Chorro on its northbound climb up Cuesta Grade.

While waves crash on the beach below, Union Pacific's Gemco Yard to Guadalupe Turn makes its way north on into Carpinteria on UP's Santa Barbara Subdivision.

Two GP38-2s lead the Santa Margarita Turn south through fields of golden grass near Bradley on the Union Pacific Coast Sub. Today's turn has one set out and three pick ups in Paso Robles before h... (more)

As the sun gets low in the Tehachapis a Union Pacific West Colton to Fresno manifest battles the 2.2% grade though Cameron Canyon between Mojave and Tehachapi. Even with five large locomotives on... (more)