After working between Acton and Santa Clarita, the Rail Train is tied down at Saugus, showing off their unique consist.

The Metrolink Rail Train prepares to depart the Vincent/Acton station in the early morning with an F59, SW10 and GP9 for power.

A Metrolink Rail Train enters Soledad Canyon as they prepare for a day of work on the Valley Sub.

Up, Up and Away!

Departing San Bernardino and climbing the flyover (that carries Metrolink trains from their station across BNSF's yard to the carrier's San Gabriel Subdivision), Met... (more)

Likely one of the most interesting trains to traverse the ex-Southern Pacific Soledad Canyon line in some years, RBRX 18533 leads a westbound, now empty Metrolink rail train through the Via Prince... (more)

Metrolink's rail train slowly winds through Soledad Canyon dropping continuous welded rail with a crazy set of leased power including an F59PH, SW10, and GP9.

One of the most interesting locomotive setups you will find on a mainline train in Southern California. After dropping rail in Soledad Canyon along the former SP Saugus Line, here the rail train h... (more)

F59PH variety. F59PH's in different paint schemes (RBRX 18533 and AMT 526) stop at Dorval Station before continuing eastwards towards downtown Montreal on a snowy day in 2013. Not too long ... (more)

A Michigan paint scheme in Montreal West. At this time in December 2012, RBRX 18533 (painted for MI Transit) was on lease to the AMT. Here it shoves a train into Montreal West on a snowy af... (more)

A Metrolink commuter train from Riverside heads up the east bank of the River Sub on its way into LAUS. The colorful locomotive was painted for the stillborn MiTrain in Michigan. It is on lease to... (more)

On July 1st, 2014, Metrolink train #689 (Irvine CA to Los Angeles CA) approaches the Orange, California, station. Train #689 includes two unique pieces of equipment in its consist: Coach 187 (the... (more)

Metrolink 119 departs Camarillo behind a leased F59PH in a colorful livery.

Metrolink F59PHI 880 sits between Rosen Beaudin Group F59PH 18533 (a former GO Transit unit, leased to Metrolink, and painted for a proposed commuter service in Michigan) and, on the far right, Sa... (more)

A former Michigan DOT locomotive, photographed in Quebec, currently serving in southern California.

The colorful RBRX 18533 pushes a Metrolink train to Los Angeles on a sunny fall day. 18533 is one of three former GO Transit F59PHs on lease to Metrolink while the railroad installs PTC on its own... (more)