AMTK 500 is being helped after have issues with the lead Charger locomotive. The goat boat leaders are starting to make a return to the rails with installation of PTC. I didn't expect my first cat... (more)

Ever so often PNWR 1854 gets taken off the Rock Train for service. When this happens the unit needs to be dropped back off at Woodburn, OR to reunite with train. With a little divine intervention,... (more)

49 gets towed into position for a charter along the Oregon Pacific in Portland.

Finally got me a Pepsi can!

Under typical Oregon spring weather of rolling showers and sunshine, the daily Cottage Grove to Winchester Yard in Roseberg, OR hauler passes a wooden and steel truss bridge. The train is utilizin... (more)

The twice weekly Hollister Local has ran around its train as it proceeds to switch industry around Gilroy. Like the Santa Margarita Turn, both Watsonville Junction based train rarely, or no longer... (more)

A blast from the past! UP 1004 looks right at home in patched Cotton Belt as it passes the mission bell tower in the village of San Miguel. The turn comes down from Watsonville Junction every Satu... (more)

A uncommon occurrence of a freight in the form on an empty ballast train shirts the Pacific Ocean, crossing Arroyo Hondo trestle. The Guadalupe turn is currently the only regular freight that this... (more)

Former SP 6380 still wears its distinct SP snowplow and previous owners colors as it waits transfer to the Golden Gate Railroad Museums new property in Schellville, CA. The unit is heading out wit... (more)

Former SP 6380 still wears its distinct SP snowplow and previous owners colors as it waits transfer to the Golden Gate Railroad Museums new property in Schellville, CA. The unit is heading out wit... (more)

A former SP AC leads a candy cane ballast train down the Coast Line on a beautiful January day. The train is passing the famous Surf spot known as Rincon.

A slightly late 14 catches the last rays of sun on an overcast December day. The slight delay ate up all the remaining sunshine i was hoping would illuminate a following loaded rail train. The res... (more)

The deadline at Schellville as 2021 comes to an end. What a sight for 1st generation and SP fans after so many years.

UP traffic on the Coast Line is pretty dismal these days. Last month, a loaded ribbon rail train added broke up the lull in traffic. After following AMTK 14 out of town, UP 5045 passes the searchl... (more)

FREIGHT RETURNED TO THE COAST (temporarily)! A rerouted Guadalupe hauler takes cars from the Santa Margarita turn down to Guadalupe from Bradley, CA. This train normally runs from the south, but a... (more)