Snowy Wonderland at Summit - Rail enthusiasts, photographers, and patrons just out enjoying a snow day greet a Northbound UP stack train as it rolls around the curve at Summit. The pass was... (more)

The Plains of New Mexico - In addition to the many fantastic topographical features that New Mexico has to offer, there is also a lot of flat ground and rolling hills between Wagon Mound an... (more)

Treading Upon Devil's Throne - In the sunset hours of a summer evening, a late westbound Southwest Chief glides westward through Waldo Canyon. After the train passed, it was back to work to... (more)

The Fullerton Switcher comes down one of the final stretches of rail on the Brea Chemical Industrial Lead. I read somewhere that the line was originally built as an attempt build a mainline throug... (more)

The Fullerton Switcher returns from Brea after dropping off loads and picking up empty hoppers. Older power leads the small train around the curve that comes out of La Habra, back into Whittier ne... (more)

Winter Wonderland on Cajon - A southbound UP Auto train starts descending upon the snow covered Cajon Pass with another UP manifest off in the background holding the siding for another mani... (more)

Snowball Fight! - A hotshot intermodal bound for Commerce traverses down a snow covered Cajon Pass as a boy prepares to launch a snowball at the unstoppable giant. Unfortunately, his handma... (more)

A simulated scene of working on a steam engine in the 40s era comes to life at the Pomona Fairgrounds. In this scene, sparks rain down as a worker cuts metal on the 1926 built steam locomotive, pr... (more)

Where It All Restarted - After serving the rails for 18 years, UP 4014, one of twenty-five Big Boys ever built, was retired from service. The 1.2 million pound steam giant would not see rev... (more)

The Big Boy navigates the twists and turns of San Timoteo Canyon as it flies around a curve at track speed. The locomotive was hard at work, as it could be heard echoing throughout the canyon.

The Fullerton Switcher, which only runs to Pacific Plastics in Brea, CA now, shuttles three loaded hoppers eastbound through the northwestern portion of Orange County on a Wednesday morning.

The Big Boy locomotive climbs up the Cajon Pass as all 23 passenger cars snake along the twists and turns behind it. To the background, Swarthout Canyon Road has become a parking lot as spectators... (more)

After its day layover in Las Vegas, the Big Boy is full steam ahead into California. Many gathered in Nipton, CA to see it go by, tripling the usual population size here. This was the one and only... (more)

The westbound Southwest Chief continues its westward trek toward Los Angeles, with weather conditions improving toward Lamy and Albuquerque. Two target signals guard the west siding switch with St... (more)

Blades Under Threatening Skies - The westbound Southwest Chief splits through the 774 intermediate semaphores and into the sun. Behind the radiant show of sunflowers, lit by a break in the ... (more)