After a normal station stop at OKJ, UP DS58 lined #14 into the new AMTK Coach Yard, very reminiscent of the same moves both Starlights used to pull off at the old West Oakland Coach Yard. JPBX918 ... (more)

UP's "Long Street Job" local is returning to West Oakland yard as ferried JPBX 918 rests on the lead of Coast Starlight #14 at OKJ Station.

For a brief 40 mile leg between San Jose and Oakland, the northbound Coast Starlight was once again led by a pair of F40PH's! Five units shown: 2 Caltrain F40's, 2 Amtrak P42's + 1 P32. The F40's ... (more)

UP8396, another new EMD SD70ACe released in primer gray (note the NS style cab numbers) rests at a hold signal accompanied by the full moon.

Nabbed some night stills of the train at CP Cherry in Newark while Amtrak Starlate #14 scooted ahead up the Coast Sub pretty close to being on time. Crew came out for a short break before copying ... (more)

A few miles west of Altamont, our Oakland bound stacker led by UP8321 is coming down the west grade of Altamont around into the sun again. A slow order at Summit almost allowed the sun hitting the... (more)

While waiting for the UP8321 west, this darn slowordered eastbound ACE commuter train got in the shot! Today as the last day of Spring with Summer at 23:46 PST meant we had the longest day of sun ... (more)

UP CEO Dick Davidson is seen touring California on his way down the Coastline. Two 70M's or 8000 HP leads just six of UP's passenger cars seen at Oakland's Jack London Square with all greens lined... (more)

Nicknamed "Rail Force One" PPCX 800289 private car "North Star" has been leased and painted for the President of the United States. It is originally the GN1175, Oberlin Glacier; then BN1198, St. C... (more)

The eastbound FRRS WP special move from Roseville to Portola is caught over the curved Rock Creek Trestle a couple hours west of Keddie. This move was the result of a 3-way equipment trade between... (more)

Some of the low setting sun catches the 569 at the old small yard just east of Harbor Way where the diagonal grade crossing is still unprotected...

The pricey homes of the East Bay hills are side lit as BNSF569 eases off the somewhat steep curved "Cal-P offramp" otherwise known as the Stege Wye. Interstate 580 is down below.

Faded warbonnet BNSF569 comes off UP rails at Stege (Albany/Richmond CA) with another surviving Warbonnet sister, GP60M BNSF133 trailing behind. This is the 6 days a week BNSF Warm Springs Local.

Former SD40R SP7369 with trademark espee noselight and large plow looking good.

My favorite numbered SP SD40M-2, still unpatched doing some night shot posing.