A northbound Union Pacific local skirts the bluffs above the Santa Barbara Channel along the Pacific coast.
The MWCRV rolls towards Edison minutes before sunset on a warm dusty afternoon.
Storms fill the skies as BNSF 7682 slings a baretable over Sandcut.
BNSF 7556, silhouetted against an afternoon sky, powers through Sandcut on it's venture towards Barstow.
Daylight fades as a high priority UPS train rolls through Monolith, having crested Tehachapi Pass only minutes earlier.
A crossbuck stands guard over a private grade crossing under a dramatic post-sunset sky.
The mix of sunlight and haze encases the signals at Sandcut as the sun sets over the Temblor Range on the West side of the San Joaquin Valley.
BNSF 5431 meets a fast setting sun near Edison, seemingly effortlessly attacking the first grade out of Bakersfield.
BNSF 5490 exits Tunnel 10, just above Walong.
Sunlight glints off the front of Union Pacific 844 on a cold desert morning. In a little over an hour, the Arizona Centennial, Grand Canyon State Steam Special will depart Yermo for the day's run... (more)
Vince "The Godfather" Cipolla awaits the signal to depart Fillmore for a short excursion trip with a strong sense of reminiscence.
Two trains meet between Sandcut and Bena at night.
SP 7540 emerges from Tunnel 3, between Bealville and Cliff with a cloud of soot rich smoke following close behind.
A Union Pacific stack train pulls up the moderate grade into Ilmon. In two miles, the grade will stiffen to 2.5% for the climb to Caliente.
A set of early BNSF power leads an eastbound intermodal train upgrade through Bealville.
