The single level Pacific Surfliner set had one of the patriotic veterans cabbage cars (former F40PH). It's twin is the 90221, based out of Chicago.

Beautiful mural, by artists May Sun and Paul Diez, at the east entrance to Los Angeles Union Station - LAUS, principal railway station owned by LAMTA - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Auth... (more)

Looking quite clean as it gets worked up for another Pacific Surfliner run at the Los Angeles service and inspection area.

UP tank train (I do not know what is the load that transports) emerges from the underground section of ACTA Alameda Corridor - 10 miles Mid Corridor trench section, view from Artesia Blvd, city of... (more)

Bidding Farewell to 1954 Built Budd's, From a 1956-built Budd. It was a humbling moment as I snapped this picture - standing in the dome of the 1956-built, ex-CBQ dome car "Silver Splendor... (more)

Union Pacific 1247 rebuild date March 1983 (rebuilt from SW7 #1808). Due to the transplanted front over head cooling fan housing, the SW10's are nicknamed "Hammerheads".

With its time assisting the Pacific Surfliners throughout Southern California complete, CDTX 2051 prepares to head home to Oakland the following day as it is seen prior to back down on top of the ... (more)

A morning Pacific Surfliner departs Los Angeles.

Santa Fe 3751 has been split in two (the engine and tender, that is) as the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society prepares to embark on the locomotive's second "1472" boiler inspection in loc... (more)

Main Concourse at Los Angeles Union Station - LAUS, principal railway station owned by LAMTA - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority and operated by Amtrak and Metrolink. Built in 1939... (more)

Metro Rail train, owned and operated by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority - LAMTA, near Glendale Junction serving in Los Angeles County, with LA downtown in background.

Farewell Pacific Parlour Car. For one final moment, Pacific Parlour Car "Columbia Valley" sits quietly on track 10 at Los Angeles Union Station, having just arrived from Seattle. This woul... (more)

Lined For the Table. CDTX 2052's final hour at the Redondo Junction turntable has come to a close as the venerable 1927-built, original Santa Fe structure is lined for the Amtrak California... (more)

On their last night in Los Angeles, CDTX 2051 and 2052 are seen posed beneath the 1927-built Sears, Roebuck & Company mail order building that with its well known neon letters still burning bright... (more)

With just inches to spare. When I first got word that CDTX 2051 and 2052 were coming down from Oakland to assist on expanded Pacific Surfliner trains, I was ecstatic. Growing up in the Cent... (more)