UP 1943 leads a mixed manifest at Ashland Avenue yard as a UP brings a set of well cars.

Westbound intermodal.

The Guadalupe local sets it's train on the Santa Barbara Sub main in order to pull out a set of gondolas with old wood tie's from the siding at Ortega.

The Guadalupe local pulls out a set of gondolas with old wood tie's from the siding at Ortega on the Santa Barbara Sub. It's train is set on the main.

After waiting for a northbound coal train to pass, the dispatcher has given the green signal to MASNL, a merchandise freight from the Alton & Southern Yard in Illinois to North Little Rock, AR.

UP 3027 (SD70AH) leads a long line of UP motors through Little Ten Curve and will soon pass the Rocky Siding on the way to Denver, Colorado.

A fresh looking Union Pacific 3039 (SD70AH) has solo duty leading an auto rack through Hermosa, Wyoming.

CSX 8904 leads south bound freight out of the UP Yard in South St. Paul.

Northbound Union Pacific no. 3033 leads the Guadalupe Local through Rincon Point in the late afternoon light. The Guad begins the short climb up to the Carpenteria Bluffs passing under Hwy 101

Hightide at Mondos Beach as the northbound Guadalupe Local rolls around a usually busy and crowded beach scene.

Union Pacific 9024 leads an Eastbound loaded Oil train as it crosses Salt Creek and pulls the grade heading to Mack, CO. The train is still exiting out of Ruby Tunnel and above that in the backgr... (more)

The first major rain storm of the year hit the Santa Barbara Subdivision from Los Posas to San Luis Obispo. Hitting Ventura just before sunset, it pours down on the Guadalupe hauler at Seacliff. W... (more)

It's been awhile since the Guadalupe Local had a clean leader. At sunset under a full moon Union Pacific SD70AH no. 3084 hustles trough Faria.

A Union Pacific heavyweight leads a massive stack train south on the UP Chester Sub at Fults, Illinois.

An eastbound intermodal struggles up the last couple miles to the summit of Donner Pass with endangered searchlights overhead. New replacement signals are set up behind where I was standing for th... (more)