The lineup in San Diego reveals, once again, a P42 Engine. The 121 and 122 are in the Surfliner pool to make up for three F59s at Beech Grove, one in Seattle, one filling in for a cab car, and on... (more)

The lineup in San Diego reveals, once again, a P42 Engine. The 121 and 122 are in the Surfliner pool to make up for three F59s at Beech Grove, one in Seattle, one filling in for a cab car, and on... (more)

Two F59PHI locomotives, 450 and 453 push northbound Pacific Surfliner 571 out of San Diego, enroute to Los Angeles. Coaster Cab Car 2309 has just arrived from Oceanside with train 642. Nikon Coolp... (more)

Gaaah!!! Where's the cab car?!?!?!?!?! Actually, an extra Coach was added to the rear and later switched into another train's equipment.

The conductor is visible in the engineers seat of train 651 as he protect's the engineer's shove while they perform what I've come to call the "651 shuffle". And yes, the unit on the right has a N... (more)

Amtrak F59PHI 460 prepares to shove northbound Pacific Surfliner 571 to Los Angeles under a warm, sunny sky. Nikon Coolpix 3200

A crowd gathers at the doors of the "Baseball Coaster" at the official departure time of 10:15, unbeknownst to many of them , departure was still an hour away as the game was in extra innings.

Shortly after returning from a one week vacation in Seattle, 464 is seen at the point of the late-night Surfliner. Train was Blue-flagged and I had crew permission.

An auto train slowly pulls out of the yard.

595 prepares for the highball soon after the last rays of sun escaped for the night.

Upon arriving at CP Washington, the road power cut away, permitting local power to pick up the animals and flat cars, then back them onto the Washington Street Wye for unloading. The road power t... (more)

SSS7 (Street Scene Special #7) cools its heels as 792 comes off the main. Because of the annual "Street Scene" block party, Coaster ran a number of extra trains this weekend.

Looking more like it belongs in the midwest, Pacific Surfliner 596 arrives in San Diego Sporting a P42 and Horizon cars

459 prepares to shove the "Why oh Wye" express... taking three private cars through a Wye before a return trip on train 590. It was anything but fast since the nearest operational wye is now Mir... (more)