763 departs LA with an AmCal B32 on the rear.

An extra long 9 car Amtrak 769 rushes through Burbank with an Amtrak California Dash 8 trailing the consist.

A weekend Amtrak California train passes two stored dash-8s in Oakland. The last time i recall these units being used was during the aftermath of the Montecito Fire in 2018. Heavy rains following ... (more)

Capitol Along the East Bay: Pinole, California provides some excellent views of trains along San Pablo Bay. In this scene, Amtrak California Dash-8 number 2052 leads an afternoon Capitol Co... (more)

Lined For the Table. CDTX 2052's final hour at the Redondo Junction turntable has come to a close as the venerable 1927-built, original Santa Fe structure is lined for the Amtrak California... (more)

One Last Time. On the day it was scheduled to return north to Oakland, CDTX 2052 finds itself once again serving on a Pacific Surfliner with three additional Amtrak California cars as it d... (more)

The northbound Pacific Surfliner from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo meets the pacific coast for the first time today after having just departed Ventura. At this point, the 101 between Santa Barba... (more)

Amtrak Helps Out: In mid January of 2018, mudslides along the coast south of Santa Barbara forced the closure of Highway 101 for more than a week, driving many people to turn to Amtrak for travel ... (more)

Hurrying west past the Santa Susana depot, CDTX 2052 brings up the rear of Amtrak 763 this morning as it approaches its next station stop of Simi Valley.

The San Joaquin Takes to the Coast. Skirting the beautiful coast line this morning at 10mph, Amtrak 763 works on a dark signal just north of Ventura as it heads north through Emma Wood Stat... (more)

Highball Oxnard! Amtrak 763 races out of Oxnard against a clearing, blue sky as three additional Amtrak California cars and the CDTX 2052 bring up the rear. The extra equipment has been playing a ... (more)

A Fish Out of Water. Miles away from its home rails on San Joaquin service, CDTX 2052 and a trio of Amtrak California coaches find themselves on the rear of Amtrak 763 this morning as it co... (more)

Amtrak San Joaquin CDTX 2052 and Cars from the San Joaquin Valley join Surfliner No. 763. Extra engines and cars are helping with the demand on all Surfliners because of hundreds of people trying ... (more)

Amtrak's New Service: The Pacific Joaquin. As thousands of people between Santa Barbara and Carpinteria struggle to find ways to pick up the pieces of their lives following the deadly mudsl... (more)

With a thick smell of pollination and the sound of numerous bees buzzing overhead, Amtrak train #715 passes one of the many orchards it would pass on its route towards the Bay Area after making it... (more)