A Northern Pacific Diner Among an ATSF Gold Mine. Stainless steel fluting on original Santa Fe Railway passenger cars returns again to the rails of the Barstow station, even if only for jus... (more)
One of a Kind. With the town of Victorville in the rearview mirrors, BNSF's Southern California Division Christmas Train joins Route 66 again east of town as it prepares to make the turn to... (more)
Working upgrade through the Mormon Rocks, BNSF 4228 brings up the rear of the eastbound Christmas Train as it climbs toward the summit of Cajon Pass. After cresting the 3,777 foot summit, the trai... (more)
The Past is Never Far Off. BNSF 7025, a General Electric ES44C4 delivered to BNSF in 2012, cools its heels at the Barstow Amtrak station as excited passengers board this year's Southern Cal... (more)
Catching the warm embrace of sunlight on this cool, winter morning, BNSF's 2019 Southern California Christmas Train bends around the hillside just east of the Swarthout Canyon Road grade crossing.... (more)
Having left the desert community of Barstow behind, the 2019 edition of the BNSF Railway's Southern California Christmas Train heads west between Lenwood and Hodge with an impressive background of... (more)
Finally able to make its escape after being trapped in "B Yard" by a switch job, BNSF's 2019 Christmas Train breaks out of San Bernardino for its run to Barstow as it passes the beautifu... (more)
Working upgrade out of Blue Cut and toward the Swarthout Canyon Road grade crossing, BNSF's Southern California Christmas Train is making its first and only climb up the western slope of Cajon Pas... (more)
Filling the sweeping curve on the approach to the 3,700-foot summit of Cajon Pass, BNSF's Southern California Christmas Train heads east for Barstow on its first crossing of the famous pass in dec... (more)
Making its last stop before highballing for San Bernardino, BNSF's 2019 Southern California Christmas Train pauses in Victorville is some sweet, golden light on its last westbound journey.
With its trainload of happy passengers safely back at Barstow beginning their journeys home, BNSF 4228 and the 2019 edition of the BNSF Christmas Train are into the first few miles of their own jo... (more)