Orange, California, as the name implies, was a hub of activity in the citrus industry's heyday. (Ironically, the city was not named for the fruit, but rather after the city of the same name in Ne... (more)

Private cars on the rear of a late Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief.. (Yorba Linda, California – July 22. 2023)

Amtrak train 3 (Yorba Linda, California – July 22, 2023)

Through The Fields Of Bakersfield. On the scorching hot afternoon of July 23, 2020, Amtrak/Amtrak California Train 719 is seen underway on the 6 hour northbound run to Oakland, California. ... (more)

Southern Pacific train number 43, the Californian, is seen at Los Angeles with ten cars in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A westbound freight is handling a few executive cars on this date. Rare on this date for a train to have only this model unit in the lead. Nice clear day, no smog, no wildfires, etc.

Santa Fe 5126 waits for a signal to enter the yard in San Bernardino.

From Conrail To California. On the night of July 21, 2020, the Genesee & Wyoming (GW) owned San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SJVR) Exeter to Fresno job was getting its train together to depart ... (more)

Thundering up the grade near Garlock, the local has 60 cars for the Trona Railway at Searles. Utilizing the old SP Jawbone Branch (now the Lone Pine Sub), this train is the lifeblood of the Searle... (more)

There is a lot going on here:

On Track 2, in the center, BNSF Railway train S-LHTLPC1-24A, an Intermodal Stacks train heading from Los Angeles Harbor's TICTF to Logistics Park near Ch... (more)

Union Pacific's Dolores Yard often gets off-line motive power off of transcontinental trains that end their runs here, due to the yard's proximity to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. One ... (more)

This was a winter! This winter on Donner was indeed challenging and epic. Not only for railroaders but also railfans. Access on Donner in the winter is always tough, especially parking. With a sma... (more)

A BART train arrives in Daly City

SP 7825 heads back into West Colton yard to hook on to its train while a long intermodal heads east towards Banning Pass.

UP 3719 leads a westbound grain train towards the summit on Cajon Pass.