A Northbound Baby Bullet has began it's journey to San Francisco, and in just over a hour it'll arrive at Third and Townsend.
South bound Rail Runner at Santa Fe station
UTA FrontRunner train #4 smokes it up as it departs Salt Lake Central station for yet another journey north to Ogden. The snowy Wasatch Mountains appear as spectacular as ever in the distance.
MNRX 503 departs Minneapolis and crosses the Mississippi River back towards Big Lake. One of the reasons this service is in place is to help commuters avoid delays getting into Minneapolis during... (more)
Passengers detrain the final Northstar commuter train of the day at the Elk River MN station platform on a 20 degree clear night at 10:43pm.
A Frontrunner car from Utah adds a bit of color to the usually mundane Metrolink consist.
A late afternoon test train rolls west days before the official start of service.
The final outbound Northstar Commuter train for the evening streaks across the Mississippi River Bridge just moments after departing Downtown Minneapolis Target Field Stadium.
These new MARC locomotives are ready to roll. (When MARC decides to accept them, that is.)
In a scheme which will be relatively short lived for these units, an MP36PH-3C accelerates through Esperanza with an Eastbound train.
A Northstar commuter train passes under the new cantilever signals in downtown Elk River MN
Kickin up Dust - Metrolink Engine #888 hammers into Fullerton California with Train #608 on a Tuesday evening in early August to disgorge it's tired and well traveled commuters who work in downtow... (more)
Autum Glow - Metrolink Engine #889 pushes Train 659 out of the station at Fullerton California en-route to Los Angeles.
A southbound "baby bullet" passes what to my eye is an "art deco" style station, apparently undergoing interior restoration or renovation.
With a month and a half before the start up date on 11/16/09, a Northstar commuter test train operates between Big Lake and Coon Creek.