On a perfect fall day in the Napa Valley, the Napa Wine train is getting ready for its return leg back to Napa on the lunch run. The power changes ends at St Helena, here the FA’s are about to ... (more)

A "rainbow" BNSF lash up on the head end of a mixed freight makes it's way through Woodford siding.

Some thin clouds in the sky help to make a colorful sunset as this eastbound Capital train crosses the massive bridge over the Suisun Bay.

I have wanted to add this shot to RP for some time, and now is as good as any. This east bound UP train is light painting the darkness of the Feather River Canyon with it's bright head lights at ... (more)

While test shooting a new Sony a77 DSLR I shot this image of the new Township 9 Light Rail station with a green wrapped train on a cool clear fall day in Sacramento. I have been wanting to get a ... (more)

After its crew change at Sparks, NV, this westbound stacker bound for Oakland, CA, is making good time as it crosses the Truckee River at Verdi, NV on a brisk winter day on the east side of the fa... (more)

On a cold, and clear night the tracks are very quiet. This old SP signal bridge is still in service after all these years. I took a ten-minute exposure to get some star movement in the sky to ad... (more)

on a clear, cold day along the bay, as usual Amtrak is most of the traffic on the Martinez Sub. UP seems to only run less than a hand full of freight trains a day, but there is an BNSF "Z" train ... (more)

An UP GE leads a special through Sacramento, CA, after a round trip to Reno, NV, now its headed for Oakland, CA.

As the day comes to an end, this big GE seems to swallow the sun whole as it rolls by southbound at Swanston crossovers in Sacramento, CA.

Two BNSF trains meet in the desert on a hot spring afternoon. This train was captured from around one half mile away shot with 50mm from the side the old route 66.

On a sunny fall day in the Gorge on the UP side of the river, this westbound mixed freight is crossing one of the fills in this area of the Gorge.

Westbound UP stack train stops at Truckee for a brief moment as light sow begins to fall. The spreader off to the left are at the ready if they are needed for heavy snow removal over the pass.

Eastbound Military train has entered home rails on to the Gateway sub, and now is climbing up grade over the tall steel trestle near the Famous Keddie wye In the beautiful Feather River Canyon.