Actors came together at the RailGiants museum to give photographers a glimpse into the past. Many scenarios played out over the course of the night. In this scenario, a crew member is conducting m... (more)

The westbound Southwest Chief travels along the southern Colorado grasslands running a little over two hours late after encountering severe weather in the midwest the night before. The train is se... (more)

The Eastbound Southwest Chief rolls over Raton Pass and further into Colorado, splitting through one of the handful of old Santa Fe cantilever signal bridges.

Cigarettes are exchanged between soldiers as a steam crew awaits departure out of Pomona, the destination quite unknown at this time, as there is only about 10 feet of rail to go in the museum gro... (more)

Steve Crise's annual night photo shoot, which began with the move of the Big Boy locomotive 5 years ago, has only expanded into more creative ideas every year since. We step into the 40s on this w... (more)

Amtrak #4 glides through the intermediates just north of the village limits of Wagon Mound, NM, running on schedule.

The sun has just set over the eastern Californian desert, as a telecommunications tower stands tall over the empty desert, with a LA originating stack train complimenting the otherwise desolate sc... (more)

The morning sun illuminates the magnificent power of 489 and 487, working hard up the hill with a full train of passengers, as they come up upon the water tower at Cresco. Both locomotives have al... (more)

A child welcomes the westbound crew and passengers to New Mexico after a long run from Antonito. The train suffered an hour delay after monsoonal showers caused a mudslide along the right of way j... (more)

Amtrak #4 rolls through the town of Glorieta after having just met Amtrak #3. The skies loom with signs of monsoon as rains continue to hit the area.

It is a 100+ degree day in and around the Los Angeles area. It is also Saturday. And you can bet, every single beach from Ventura onward has run out of parking, as families and friends alike flock... (more)

A northbound Pacific Surfliner bound for San Luis Obispo is smooth sailing out of Gaviota and into the sunset. The train took a slight delay just short of the trestle, waiting on the final southbo... (more)

A blast of red, white, and blue brings life to the otherwise dark and lonely town of Bernal, NM as winter storms move in over the area. The semaphore blades still stand on this mainline, but it's ... (more)

An extra train set for the Montecito mudslides was gathered to help alleviate the crowding on other Pacific Surfliner services, which was the only viable way to get from Santa Barbara to Carpinter... (more)

An AmCal Dash-8 leads this southbound Pacific Surfliner from Goleta to Los Angeles as dump trucks carry mud debris down the US-101 (off to the right) in an effort to reopen the highway as soon as ... (more)