The lineup in San Diego reveals, once again, a P42 Engine. The 121 and 122 are in the Surfliner pool to make up for three F59s at Beech Grove, one in Seattle, one filling in for a cab car, and on... (more)

Gaaah!!! Where's the cab car?!?!?!?!?! Actually, an extra Coach was added to the rear and later switched into another train's equipment.

The conductor is visible in the engineers seat of train 651 as he protect's the engineer's shove while they perform what I've come to call the "651 shuffle". And yes, the unit on the right has a N... (more)

Turning inland toward the now ignored Del Mar station, the Racetrack, and eventually Solana Beach Station.

A crowd gathers at the doors of the "Baseball Coaster" at the official departure time of 10:15, unbeknownst to many of them , departure was still an hour away as the game was in extra innings.

Shortly after returning from a one week vacation in Seattle, 464 is seen at the point of the late-night Surfliner. Train was Blue-flagged and I had crew permission.

595 prepares for the highball soon after the last rays of sun escaped for the night.

Upon arriving at CP Washington, the road power cut away, permitting local power to pick up the animals and flat cars, then back them onto the Washington Street Wye for unloading. The road power t... (more)

SSS7 (Street Scene Special #7) cools its heels as 792 comes off the main. Because of the annual "Street Scene" block party, Coaster ran a number of extra trains this weekend.

Looking more like it belongs in the midwest, Pacific Surfliner 596 arrives in San Diego Sporting a P42 and Horizon cars

459 prepares to shove the "Why oh Wye" express... taking three private cars through a Wye before a return trip on train 590. It was anything but fast since the nearest operational wye is now Mir... (more)

And today's starting lineup for San Diego is.. Wait, who's the imposter in back???

A Divine sign? With two P42s covering equipment shortages on the Surfliner, it very well could be.

The 462 sits at the tail end of the Pacific Surfliner horizon-fleet train. Look carefully at the "Qaurter-panel" behind the cow catcher and you'll see some battle scars from a low-speed grade col... (more)

Coaster 645 just left the Imperial yard and is deadheading through Seaport Village to its first station... Downtown San Diego