With the long shadows of nearby power lines casting their shadows on the cowl of SCAX 865, Metrolink 155 hustles toward its next station stop of Burbank-Bob Hope Airport.

Banking through the famous rock cut just south of Tunnel 27's eastern portal, AMTK 184 looks sharp in its unique, commemorative paint scheme as it leads Amtrak 14 north.

Stainless Steel At Monolith. Amtrak 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, catches the golden hour rays of sunlight as the popular passenger train detours over Tehachapi. Having just crested t... (more)

A workhose of Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, AMTK 457, built by EMD in August of 1998, approaches its 19th year of service on the railroad as it's caught catching the golden light at the Redondo turn... (more)

Bringing up the rear of this afternoon's Murder Mystery Lunch Train, FWRY 100 crosses an original Southern Pacific bridge on its way to Piru before it leads the return trip back to Fillmore.

The local station agent has a lot on his mind this evening as he looks down the tracks, ahead of the big Southern Pacific 4-10-2 that is taking on water prior to departing. In reality, its another... (more)

With its station work complete, Amtrak 774 highballs Oxnard and meets a parked Union Pacific autorack train as it turns into the morning light. Following the passage of trains 774, 763 and 14, the... (more)

Living up to its name, Pacific Surfliner 790 prepares to leave the coast behind for a few hours as it approaches the city of Ventura for its next scheduled stop. Running inland making stops on its... (more)

AMTK 6900 pops out of Tunnel 28 and into the morning light as it descends Santa Susana Pass into Chatsworth for its next scheduled stop.

Things appear to be almost normal this afternoon as Amtrak 712 hustles across one of the rust-colored spans here at Orwood. Almost normal, because if one looks closely between the P42 shoving on t... (more)

As a brush fire burns steadily over in El Sereno, it's just another day downtown for the thousands of commuters in Los Angeles as many begin to make their way to the iconic hub that is Los Angeles... (more)

A unit that one could say would be a true heritage unit of the Santa Fe Railway (if it was owned by BNSF maybe), AARX 26 finds itself under the ownership of one of the many grain facilities spread... (more)

Leaving Price Canyon behind, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight crosses Pismo Creek as it approaches Grover Beach.

Making the most of the 10 mph speed limit over the rickety, jointed rail that is the Fillmore & Western Railroad's Santa Paula Branch, UP 1381, ex-Southern Pacific No. 7624, leads two loaded cover... (more)

Turning into the last light of the day, UP 1096 leads the rock job back to Watsonville after making a Saturday run to Paso Robles.