With their DPUs just coming into the frame far left near the famed Hill 582, an eastbound BNSF stack train works up Main 1 as it moves through the control point at Silverwood. The rain clouds have... (more)

"Last Hoorah!" Shortly before the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society began the FRA required 15 year rebuild of AT&SF #3751 they hosted a night photo shoot at the Amtrak 8th Stree... (more)

The morning of June 27th an officer's special for the Union Pacific traveled from Las Vegas, NV through California on its way east to Council Bluffs, IA. I took advantage of a day off and start... (more)

The day is breaking as the Union Pacific Steam Crew work to ready UP 4014 for it's trip back down Cajon Pass. This will be the second time that a Big Boy was operated, under steam, 'west' through ... (more)

UP 4014 rests in Yermo yard under the stars.

Ready to head to Vegas, UP 844 backs out of Yermo yard. With cylinder cocks open she puts on quite a show in the cool morning air, backing into the steam as she makes her way to the main.

"Arrival at Fullerton" -- If not for the signals next to the locomotive, one could almost imagine it was the heyday of steam on the Santa Fe once more. It was a great honor to be a part of the... (more)

"The Men and Their Machine" -- It was a great honor to be a part of the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society's first closed night photo shoot. A huge thank you to the SBRHS for hosting s... (more)

UP 5406 waits in the siding at Dike for the northbound Roseville. The Roseville bound manifest has been having a difficult day. After going into emergency, just a mere 20 cars south of Dike, they ... (more)

With the "San Diego Steam Special" in tow, ATSF 3751 highballs past San Clemente State Beach on her way north to LA.

An eastbound BNSF stack train, with 2 units up front and 2 DPU's, did not have the 2.5HP per ton required for the trip up Cajon, so the helpers were called upon. Today that was BNSF ACe #8750 and ... (more)

1996 sits ready to lead the "El Centro" eastbound on the Sunset Route as the last rays of the day paint the sky. Today's train features an all EMD consist, as does the 'hauler' next to it, and on ... (more)

UP 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit and UP 6157, an ex-Southern Pacific 'patch,' lead a westbound stack train through MP550 in San Timoteo Canyon. I love San Timoteo because of all the grea... (more)

UP 8787 leads a manifest past Pepper in West Colton as the sun rises on a crisp January morning. In the background, you can see the train snaking all the way back to Rancho and passing the MOW cre... (more)

BNSF 3839 leads 3 of her sisters down Main 3 and into the setting sun. These are 4 brand new EPA Tier-4 compliant GE's. They definitely look sharp when they're clean!