SD60M 2292 along with SD40-2 3295 are heading north on helper duty on rather stormy day in SLO. Nikon E995.

The southbound Coast Starlight, lead by Amtrak 509 has stopped at Van Nuys to let off passengers before proceeding to its final destination of LAUS. Union Pacific's Gemco Yard, seen in the backgr... (more)

A CalTrain Engine on the head of an the south bound Coast Starlights. The signal in the photo was removed some time during the summer of 2005. Nikon E995

BNSF's newest locomotive, ES44C4 number 6624 leads a southbound intermodal train past the cement plant at Monolith.

UP 5304 leads a UP manifest into North Serrano on Cuesta Grade. The cantilever signal at North Serrano is one of only a few left on the Coast Line.

Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight descends Cuesta Grade towards San Luis Obispo.

The southbound Coast Starlight approaches the north end of Devon near the town of Casmalia.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner 775, skirts the cliffs north of Summerland at Miramar as it works its way north towards its final destination of San Luis Obispo. Its been a beautiful spring day on UP ... (more)

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

A late Amtrak 14 makes it way up Cuesta Grade out of San Luis Obispo. Here it passes through Serrano siding, one of two passing tracks on Cuesta Grade. Nikon D70, 28-70mm.

A UP stack train heads west into Afton Canyon, and towards the sun setting into the haze.

After picking up a string of auto racks and a helper engine to take south this UP manifest passes through the vineyards in the Edna Valley, south of San Luis Obispo.

The local power for Guadalupe spends this friday night siting on the MOW track where they are often parked when not in use. The set here consisted of three GP40-2s only one of which has been patc... (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.

A UP pigs train has been rerouted up the coast b/c of a derailment blocking Tehachapi. Here it makes its way up Cuesta Grade and into Chorro siding. Nikon D70, 28-70mm.