UP 8266 rolls east along the Pacific Ocean at Emma Woods State Beach with a classy 18 car passenger train deadheading to West Colton on the drawbar.

From top of the Shakespeare Cliff there is a marvellous view down to the South Eastern Main Line and the ferry terminal of Dover. The Class 375 EMU passing the Seawall has just left Dover and is e... (more)

The famous Shakespeare Cliff in Dover - a great location for railfanning. Through the cliff two single line tunnels were built and opend in 1844. They have a rather unusual profile. Nowadays the l... (more)

Although the nose of this locomotive looks like it could use some touch ups on paint, the gorgeous scenery of Del Mar makes up for it.

A Pacific Surfliner heads through San Clemente at sunset, with the San Clemente pier and train station visible in the far background.

Photo from the series Railroad: Amtrak California
Locomotive: EMD F59PHI
Location: San Clemente, California, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 452
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 02, 2016

An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner passes through Emma Wood State Beach.

Photo from the series Railroad: Amtrak California
Locomotive: EMD F59PH
Location: Ventura, California, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 458
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 02, 2016

An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner races alongside the waves of San Clemente Beach.

Photo from the series Railroad: Amtrak California
Locomotive: EMD F59PH
Location: San Clemente, California, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 452
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 01, 2016

This will never happen again..... P960 the Return to Service Inspection Train glides along the Pensacola Bay shore. This is the first time in 11 years that Amtrak has ran along this route. The ro... (more)

First day of summer in Cervo: Railway line Genoa-Ventimiglia. The Thello train, led by the locomotive E 444R, traveling to France.

As the days begin to grow longer, passengers and crews aboard Amtrak's Southbound Coast Starlight get treated to the spectacular coastal sunsets that the Pacific Ocean has to offer. Amtrak #11 is ... (more)

As the sun sets on a unseasonably warm February evening, Amtrak #11 glides over the Arroyo Hondo trestle as it journeys down the coast toward Santa Barbara.

A zoom pan at 1/15th second of Amtrak 135 coasting over the Norwalk River at sunset.

And here we see Amtrak's Coast Starlight in its natural habitat: a late summer evening, the mountains shrouded in ocean mist, seagulls peacefully gliding along, and a lone individual walking in th... (more)

First afternoon on the Coast Line! After seven days of railfanning the Oregon Trunk, the Shasta Line, Donner, Tehachapi, and Soledad Canyon, I was ready to relax a bit. It was quite the relief to ... (more)

In perfect coordination a BNSF-led San Joaquin meets an opposing Capitol Corridor.