As shadows start to get long in the Alhambra Valley, a westbound BNSF hot-shot crosses the Muir Trestle with three ex-Santa Fe warbonnets in the lead. In the distance at left is 3700-foot Mt. Diab... (more)

On the move and out of town.

Tuolumne River Crossing

In October 1990, an eastbound Santa Fe freight crosses the Tuolumne River in Hughson, California, just south of the small town of Empire. In fact, the bulk o... (more)

Central California Traction has just left Sacramento heading south as it crosses Deer Creek. This line has since been abandoned.

NWP 1501 leads the Southbound Petaluma Turn thru Rowland in Novato after some switching in Petaluma.

An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner makes its way along the sandy beaches of San Clemente.

BNSF 6955 leads a loaded double stack train away from Long Beach Port.

A little bit of Southern Pacific still exists on this bridge over the Salton Creek as the El Centro Hauler (a former SP job) heads west towards West Colton).

With the Rio Grande heritage unit trailing, an auto train passes from Arizona to California over the Colorado River bridge.

Union Pacific helpers UP 3648 and UP 3467 are shoving hard on a westbound coal train at the Frost Crossover on Cajon Pass. Underneath the helpers in the distance is the headend of the train as it ... (more)

Amtrak's Coast Starlight is nearing the end of its scaling of Cuesta Pass as it rolls over the iconic Stenner Creek Viaduct.

Los Angeles Metro Rail 25th Anniversary special wraps on Metro Green Line train at Harbor Freeway Station.

Illuminated by the morning sun Amtrak's eastbound Pacific Surfliner, train #774, hustles across the Gaviota Trestle on it's way towards Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and eventually San Dieg... (more)

Train #708 from Parker to Cadiz has just begun its journey with most of its train still in Parker as it crosses the Colorado River into California.

SMART MoW crews look on as NWP 2009 makes a southbound trip across the relatively new Haystack bascule bridge. The old swing bridge has since been completely removed.