Leading its lengthy train onto the floor of the San Joaquin Valley, BNSF 5489 hustles a westbound intermodal upgrade into Sandcut as the ex-Southern Pacific code lines here continue to deteriorate... (more)

Exiting Tunnel 5 1/2 on its approach to King City, UP 1988 leads an El Paso, Texas-bound empty auto train down the ex-Southern Pacific coast line on a perfectly clear morning.

Passing the remains of the Southern Pacific's once bustling roundhouse, Amtrak 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, hustles out of San Luis Obispo for the remainder of its trip to Los Angeles.

Fillmore & Western No. 14, a 1913 product of Baldwin built for service on the Duluth & Northeastern, shoves its passenger train across the original, ex-Southern Pacific 1902-built bridge just west... (more)

Waiting patiently in the siding at Kings Park, KCS 4102 is dowsed with a light coating of dust while serving as a DPU on the rear of a westbound manifest as Amtrak 719 rips past it on the main tra... (more)

With its exhaust barks echoing through Robinson Canyon, Nevada Northern No. 93 leads the railroad's wrecking train upgrade toward Ruth. The physical wrecking crane, pictured in the middle of this ... (more)

Hustling it's heavy manifest across the 700-foot long, 1944-built steel trestle spanning the banks of the Colorado River, BNSF 8556 and roughly 10 of its cars have crossed the state line and into ... (more)

With eight units spread throughout the length of this heavy grain train, BNSF 5077 gives a few friendly honks to a group of railfans at the original Santa Fe Railway station here as it exits Crozi... (more)

With her preparations complete, Santa Fe 3751 backs off the Redondo turntable as it prepares to join a pair of leased, BNSF AC4400's for the short jog from 8th Street to Union Station. From there,... (more)

With the entire length of its train visible from the head-end to the FRED, BNSF 4320 leads a string of empty containers and tractor-trailers over the Tehachapi Loop on its eastbound journey to Los... (more)

With Chief Mechanical Officer Bob Kittel firing on this gloomy morning, Santa Fe 3751 sends a pillar of steam skyward as it slowly eases off the original ATSF turntable at Redondo Junction. The 90... (more)

Having clawed at the grade for much of its journey since leaving Needles, reaching a top speed of 15 mph and an average of more like 10 mph, the BNSF 7431's crew buckles up as the heavy Galesburg,... (more)

Beginning its climb up the western slope of Bellio Hill, Fillmore & Western GP35 No. 3051 and F7(A) No. 100 lead a 10 car, empty tank car train (and required buffer car) east as they head for stor... (more)

Shortly after exiting Tunnel 26 and being deposited in Simi Valley, Amtrak's Coast Starlight pounds the switch at CP Davis as it enters the siding to meet Amtrak 774.

Following a two hour delay at Portland Union Station, SP 4449 has the 2017 Cascades Daylight underway as it approaches the Willamette River and the first of many bridges it will cross during this ... (more)