Generations Collide. On a warm morning in Los Angeles, a pair of newly delivered SC-44 "Charger" locomotives sit on the turntable's whisker tracks as they wait for their chance t... (more)

As a passing thunderstorm drops rain outside across the Orange Empire Railroad Museum's (OERM) grounds, nice and dry inside a true gem of the Santa Fe Railway glistens as it awaits the final touch... (more)

A scene that will soon fade into the pages of history unfolds on this warm, Independence Day as a venerable Metrolink F59 prepares to shove its train to the commuter railroad's Central Maintenance... (more)

Cooling their brake shoes during the Coast Starlight's brief stop in Simi Valley, the iconic trio of CB&Q California Zephyr private cars look sharp as their stainless steel fluting catches the set... (more)

Skirting the Pacific Ocean with a colorful pair of additions to this afternoon's train in the form of an extra F59PHi and Amtrak's full-length dome car, Amtrak 790 passes through Emma Wood State B... (more)

Move Over, The New Kid's In Town. Having just turned 20-years-old only a few months prior, AMTK 457 still looks sharp as it catches the last rays of sunlight during golden hour at Redondo J... (more)

The Inland Empire's daily commuter rush is in full swing as SCAX 807 leads Metrolink 732 out of Riverside and toward the sweeping curve at Highgrove that will carry the train onto the Perris Valle... (more)

Twisting and turning toward the small town of Casmalia, Amtrak 1790 heads south for Los Angeles with the lower-level equipment along with the private cars Overland Trail, Pacific Trail and Acoma.

With the last glimmers of sunlight disappearing to the west, the famous trio of the Silver Lariat, Silver Rapids and Silver Solarium ride the rear of the southbound Coast Starlight - now just one ... (more)

Officially joining the Pacific Ocean for the first time on its northbound journey from Los Angeles, Amtrak 777 bends into the curve at Emma Wood State Beach as it heads for its next station stop o... (more)

A Searchlight Sunset. Catching the golden hour rays of sunlight at Atwood, BNSF 4403 works against the light as it leads a westbound stack train past the still active, ex-ATSF searchlights... (more)

The Sun Sets On Three Generations of Power. As Amtrak 785 drops downgrade off the Redondo Flyover with an endangered F59PHi on the rear, a freshly washed AMTK 507 and Santa Fe 3751's tende... (more)

Putting the Peddle to the Metal. Well, more like putting the throttle to notch 8. In this scene BNSF 5403 the rest of the headend power put on a show as they work upgrade into Highgrove wit... (more)

Slowly leaving Riverside, BNSF 6631 passes beneath the still active ex-ATSF signal bridge near Chicago Ave. with an eastbound Z train. Normally making the most of track speed here, the hotshot is ... (more)

With its trip over the famed Tehachapi Pass complete, BNSF 8397 leads it's Z train downgrade and into Mojave near MP 377. After passing through the small, desert community, the ES44C4 will bank to... (more)