Fret not WalMart shoppers, here's a mother train of stuff coming your way. The Marion AR bound stacker heads past the Amtrak Palm Springs station building on a warm November afternoon.

The Robertson Ready Mix Rock train awaits its next load at the quarry in Cabezon CA.

Painted for Cascade service but now ensconced in Surfliner service, an Amtrak NCPU (rebuilt from a F40PH) takes up the rear on the morning train to San Luis Obispo.

On weekends this relief job steps in for the normal First Watson. With power that once raced across the transcon today's job (which is a switcher, not a local) approaches the 182nd Street crossing... (more)

The Long Beach Hauler pulls past CP Gaspur as it prepares to make a drop for the PHL. The conductor came out of the train shortly after this shot (to throw a switch) and asked why I want a photo o... (more)

Two very different Gensets sit at the end of the roundhouse track in Dolores. These two units have been here for a few weeks at least, so are likely OOO. The closer one is the one of a kind GS14B ... (more)

The first Watson climbs Monoco Hill behind a tagged GP60M.

While the once-a-week Leesdale Turn builds air in Gemco Yard an eastbound Metrolink SCAX 116 shoves towards Los Angeles with an F59PHI on the rear.

A test train heads off the original Southern Pacific Santa Monica Branch ROW and onto brand new ROW on a Saturday morning. The concrete plant in the back is a small homage to this area's former in... (more)

A test train leaves the 17th Street/Santa Monica College station after a test stop. The train will head a few more blocks west to Lincoln Blvd (nine blocks away).

Metro Rail had a few sets of trains out and about and running in test service this morning on the soon to open Expo Line. While this line is mostly built on old PE ROW (a lot more history to it th... (more)

An unusually long (and unusually powered) Guadalupe Turn pulls forward along the yard lead before making a reverse move onto the main. 99% of the time these days this train is lead by SD60Ms so th... (more)

Last time I was in this spot it was after having just alit from the Ski Train. Times have certainly changed as some Philadelphia style Silverliner Vs are seen running on a test train.

A Siemens light rail train heads to the end of the stub track to change sides and take a brief rest before its next run to Golden.

A Siemens light rail train begins its next journey to Golden after pulling out of the stub end track just east of the last station on the line.