Yet to be patched CNW 8651 rests in the hole at Seacliff on the former Southern Pacific Coast line on a typical "June Gloom" day.

The Coast Starlight heads out of Ventura as they pass Mondo's Beach.

With the reduction of Metrolink and Amtrak trains (although no Metrolink trains came this far north) Union Pacific's Guadalupe Turn has been able to kick up her heels of late and make a much faste... (more)

With extra equipment lending a hand, a northbound Surfliner skirts the coast line and remains of the Thomas Fire.

One can not fully understand the scope of the Thomas Fire until you drive along the coast and see things for yourself. Covered for years with lush vegetation that come spring would be as green as ... (more)

With the chard hillsides and palm trees at Faria Beach providing the backdrop, Amtrak 782 heads toward its next station stop of Ventura on a cool afternoon on the coast. Burned during California's... (more)

Through the smoke and flames. Tip-toeing toward the MP 387.9 grade crossing, with an XH to have its train's conductor come out and flag due to power outages, Amtrak 761 crawls through Fair... (more)

The PTC test train returns south to Oxnard with a fresh SD40N with wings in the consist.