East Switch of Carrizo Gorge Siding - A bolder has rolled off the hill side and lodge against the siding rail. While the mainline is passable at this point, there are other rock falls at... (more)

On the Ground at Dubbers - The first of a set of five (5) former Chicago Northwestern (CNW) commuter cars that were acquired by Chicago Metra (METX) and later sold as surplus lies derailed ... (more)

METRA Bi-Levels at Dubbers Spur - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] - A set of four former Chicago Northwestern (later METRA) cars sit on Dubbers Spur which is adjacent to the De Anza Desert Resort ... (more)

Plaster City California - Purchased by the Pacific Imperial Railway (aka PIR) the successor in interest to the Carrizo Gorge Railway, these three former CSX GP40-2's sit rotting away in the... (more)

Tunnel 9 - Construction started in 1906 and the line opened in 1919 (most of the rail in the gorge dates from 1914 – 1915). The original money to build the line was surreptitiously sup... (more)

Four at West Amboy - A West bound earthworm (grain train) sits in the hole at West Amboy while a westbound stack train approaches from the rear. An eastbound auto train can be seen cli... (more)

An Artifact of Times Long Past - [Winter Solstice Study 2015] - A old Santa Fe CE-1 Cab sits out in the sage near the old schoolhouse in Goffs. The Goffs Schoolhouse is a historic school ... (more)

Welcome to the PIR Intermodal Yard at Coyote Wells! - [Vernal Equinox 2016 +1 Series] - The bulk of the PIR's road power sits on a setout track in the brush at Coyote Wells California.

Maitenance of Way Shed Switch at Ferrum - Loads of iron ore in open gondolas were brought to the small yard at Ferrum located along the Southern Pacific's Sunset Route by the Salton Sea in ... (more)

Intermodal Ramp at Coyote Wells - [Autumnal Equinox +1] - A view of the bustling PIR intermodal ramp at Coyote Wells California.

The Pacific Imperial Railroad "Pick-A-Part" Facility at Coyote Wells - As was predicted by “the arm chair captains of the Transportation Industry” movement of the PIR’s three pack of ... (more)

Southern View from Titus - [Autumnal Equinox +1] - Looking southward towards Mexico from 100 yards east of the east switch at Titus Siding near Jacumba where pair of flat cars and two hopp... (more)

Wooden Car - [Summer Solstice 2015 +7 Series] - A former wooden Southern Pacific car that was used by the SD&AE as a dormitory when building the Desert Line sits on blocks at the station in... (more)

Yucca at Goat Canyon - [Gorge Ride 2017 Series] -Yucca (Yucca whipplei) on the wall of Goat Canyon with the great wooden trestle in the background. The tank car on the hillside is part ... (more)

Transcisco EMD F7(B) 101 at Jacumba California 2015 - Transcisco Tours was an operating company that owned passenger equipment and motive power that was operated as Amtrak charter trains on... (more)