34067 Tangmere passes Dawlish with the first Torbay Express of 2008 running about 20 minutes late.She just managed to catch the sun between heavy showers. Also, the sea had quite a swell.

A SB Amtrak Pacific Surfliner skirts the Pacific Ocean on its way to San Diego from LA. When we saw the headlight in the distance, we thought it was ATSF 3751 since it seemed about the right time... (more)

A westbound intermodul is seen at Gaviota

After waiting almost 5 hours for 3751, the final light of the day shines instead on a northbound Surfliner which had taken priority over the steam special. The steam special would thunder by some ... (more)

The SB San Diego Steam Special makes it way along the beaches of San Clemente. A beautiful Pacific Ocean and the San Clemente pier can be seen in the background.

AMTK 450 passes by Calafia Beach on its southbound journey to San Diego

ATSF 3751 passes by Calafia Beach on its southbound journey to San Diego

A class 159 three-car DMU runs beside an angry sea on the 12.20 London Waterloo to Plymouth service.

An abbreviated Amtrak Coast Starlight makes good time as it skirts the California Coast on its northbound trip near Montecito, located just a few miles south of Santa Barbara on the former Souther... (more)

Assigned to a system-wide inspection special for Union Pacific officials, UP 6936 powers the train up the former Southern Pacific Coast Line and across the famous Gaviota Trestle, located roughly ... (more)

67488 seen on the cliffs between Mejean and Niolon, viewed from near a well used tourist trail.

A pair of Alcos, A9107-A9104, led on 14 full loaded tank cars on the way to Patras.Unfortunately this freight can be seen every 20 days about and the line will closed in a few weeks to regauged in... (more)

England's answer to the Kaaimans River bridge? A former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway "Pug" takes a load of steel girders over the branch line from Workington steelworks to Workington harbour dur... (more)

Clouds of salt spray hang in the air as a pair of Class 159 units head along the Sea Wall towards Dawlish

I call this stretch of railroad California's hidden coast. For about 50 miles, except for the railroad itself and the station at Surf, it is isolated from public access by mountains, Vandenberg A... (more)