Like a Savior, the Morning Light Shone Upon Him - The assistant Conductor of Amtrak Train #564 approaches a group of Amish passengers that most likely arrived earlier in the morning on t... (more)

Amtrak #3, the westbound Southwest Chief, was running very, very late on Friday, December 28th, 2012. So late that the equipment had not yet arrived in Los Angeles before #4, the eastbound... (more)

AMTK 124 leads train #4 as it blows its horn to depart Fullerton on the last evening of 2012. A westbound BNSF train passes through the station on track 2.

AMTK 455 powers a northbound Pacific Surfliner that has made its stop at Fullerton. Some rail fans are busy enjoying New Year's Eve at the station.

After facing mechanical problems on it's trip west, Amtrak's Southwest Chief got a SD70MAC added to the point. This is a rare sight for Southern Californian's because this type of engine rarely m... (more)

Metrolink OC line train 606 comes into Fullerton Train Station as with a setting sun in the background.

The big news in Fullerton on Friday, December 28th, 2012, was that the westbound Southwest Chief was running nearly 13 hours late, and had a BNSF SD70MAC on the point. The surprise that ev... (more)

Amtrak train #3, the westbound Southwest Chief, has arrived in Fullerton just a little behind "the advertised" -- Due to depart Fullerton, California, at 6:34 am, on December 28th, 2012, th... (more)

A P42DC, number 51, is the power for an Amtrak Surfliner train as its GE motor starts to rumble to push its train north to Los Angeles.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #572 passes through the parallel crossovers just east of the passenger station in Fullerton, California, on December 22nd, 2012. This train, running from Los Angele... (more)

Moving Panels - A contractor hired by BNSF moves 40 foot sections of panel track from an off loading area to where they will be placed in line with main #1 (the track on the far left). ... (more)

The Burn of Thermite - A BNSF MOW worker sets off a crucible of Thermite powder to join a pair of railroad rails by welding them in place.

Welding Rail - A BNSF joint elimination crew welds the rails that MOW workers had set in and placed the night before on main track #1 through the station at Fullerton California. I ... (more)

Hot Rail, Main Two! - BNSF MOW workers replace the track on Main #1 through the station at Fullerton California as a Westbound stack train passes at track speed a mere 6 feet away. ... (more)

End of the BNSF TRANSCON - BNSF MOW workers and their contractors replace the track on Main #1 through the station at Fullerton California. The last time this was done was 14 years ago... (more)