A surprise for me as one of Metrolink's Finally-in-service sleek-looking MP36s (almost looks like a sports car from here, certainly compared to the F59s) guides an Eastbound "900 Series" Airport S... (more)

Three brand new Northstar Commuter Rail MP36PH-3Cs sit in the sun at East Minneapolis yard after delivery. Northstar plans to begin operations in late 2009 on 40 miles of track between Big Lake a... (more)

A very short passenger train meets a very long signal bridge at 4th North street in downtown Salt Lake City. The little commuter train just departed Salt Lake Central station with the first stop s... (more)

NMRX 105 leads a test train south down the median of I-25 at La Cienega, NM on December 13, 2008. The train was used to familiarize and qualify crews on the new Santa Fe Extension.

NMRX 105 leads a test train south down the median of I-25 at La Cienega, NM on December 13, 2008. The train was used to familiarize and qualify crews on the new Santa Fe Extension.

Utah Transit Authority is restoring a fleet of former NJT "Comet" coaches to supplement it's regular fleet of bilevels on FrontRunner commutes. Recently restored car #311 follows MP36 #2 north out... (more)

Fresh out of the shop, Northstar Corridor Development Authority #505 is almost ready to ship to Minnesota.

Commuters from Salt Lake City can enjoy fields of flowers from the windows of their northbound train. UTA's paint scheme is something different for sure, strongly resembling the "Bombpop" popsicle... (more)

Both inbound and outbound FrontRunner commutes roll through Grant Tower in Salt Lake City. Utah's state capitol building (looming in the distance) was designed by Richard Kletting in Renaissance R... (more)

It's so new it hasn't even been lettered or numbered yet!

Train 264, a limited stop local to San Jose, prepares to depart the San Francisco CalTrain Terminal.

One of the massive MPI Locomotives easily dwarfs most anything around it, including the 105 year old bridge over Monte Diablo Ave. This bridge and three others like it in San Mateo are all suppose... (more)

Train 230 smokes it up as it accelerates from it's station stop at Millbrae.

Brand spanking new! So new, they aren't even finished yet. New commuter rail locomotives, presumably for Metrolink, await a few final touches and then it's off to the paint booth at Motive Power... (more)

As viewed from North Temple Street, a UTA FrontRunner curves through Salt Lake City's Grant Tower area the evening June 19th. All of the buildings viewed here have sprung up in the past 10 years o... (more)