Sun sneaks under the clouds to light another potential dead line in the Colton Yard.

Amtrak #3 limps in to San Berdoo eight hours late, after its locomotive went DIC. For part of the trip BNSF hauled the train, but later an Amtrak locomotive was found. The DIC power is second in t... (more)

Crossing Arizona we came across 199 "abandoned" on a siding. Note the high tech, custom made wheel chocks.

Amtrak arrives in a cloud of dust, while late afternoon sunlight turns the mountains to gold.

Pioneertown was built in 1946 to film westerns and provide housing for actors. This car is the Scarlet Lady and is located behind a house that's 1/2 mile southwest of the post office, near the int... (more)

Back-up power waits for an opportunity...

#2 Poses in the early morning light before starting the day's work.

Bush '41 parades through San Timoteo Canyon.

At San Diego's historic Santa Fe station, Amtrak waits, the Coaster loads passengers, and the San Diego Trolley heads northbound.

Sunrise sneaks up behind eastbound heritage power crossing over the "Mohave Twins" bridges north of Victorville, Ca. Olympic loco 2002 was lead mid-train DPU.

Metrolink locos idle quietly at the end of the day.

For Pacific Electric Weekend OERM rolls out most of the PE cars. "Blimp" #418 retired in 1961.

The first run of the 2007 Orange Empire Rail Museum Pumpkin Train passes through Perris leaving OERM tracks for BNSF rails. Passengers get about a two mile ride and pick up a pumpkin before return... (more)

Bush '41 approaches metropolitan Southern California west of Palm Springs,