A northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner consist sporting an unlikely consist of horizon car coaches skirts along the Pacific Coast near Del Mar at sundown. The train, which is en route to Los Angele... (more)

A late afternoon southbound Amtrak Surfliner cuts through busy Del Mar, California on a cool April evening.

146 246 in "Bavarian livery" heads RE 4618 from Würzburg to Frankfurt.

A San Diego Surfline train rolls through the bluffs in Del Mar California on a beautiful spring morning in Southern California

Double-Headed Surfliner

Most of Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner trains run with high-level cars built for California service. But there are still one or two sets of cars th... (more)

Alstom Coradia Meridian trainset ETR 526 # 008 of the "TreNord" in Tirano. This 6 car train is bound for Sondrio-Lecco-Milano, coupled with a 5 car ETR 425.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner pushes its way toward the coastline.

Replacing a booked steam locomotive, 57314 on the iconic Dawlish sea wall.

SDNX 2104 leads Coaster 689 north along the Del Mar bluffs in beautiful late afternoon light.

Back in April a business trip took me to Florida, and since I'd never railfanned the Sunshine State I tacked on a couple vacation days and met a friend for a 4 day epic 1000 mile tour of the state... (more)

E444 090 passes Isola del Cantone whilst working IC35662, 0625 Livorno Centrale-Milano Centrale

A TECO Streetcar bound for Y'bor waits as cosplayers from the nearby Megacon Tampa Bay cross.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train + Pacific Ocean = SoCal awesomeness. What a scenic place!

Waves lash at an HST. The waves can get considerably bigger here and in February 2014 took out part of the line. With the threat of storms and climate change a new & larger seawall was built.