Victor B. D'Agostino (standing) has been with Amtrak since 1979 when he thought he may like working with railroads better than the job he had once had with the City of Burbank. Even after 30 years... (more)

Famed railroad photographer Ted Benson gently removes his antique marker lamps from the one of the coaches of the Golden Sunset Dinner train on March 9th, 2003. This event took place on the Sierr... (more)

There is only one survivor in this photo and I’ll give you two guesses who it is. Well, things were pretty rough for this old wig wag, judging by the less than perfect paint job on its bent up o... (more)

San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society volunteer member Wolf Fengler has a firm grip on his spot firing duties aboard the 3751. The ex Santa Fe steam engine was on display at Los Angeles Union... (more)

This is an example of one of those shots that you plan for one thing to happen and then something completely different comes along…and makes it better! For a long time I had wanted to documen... (more)

Television production crews have constructed a Chapman 50 foot camera boom arm at Andesite, California for the filming of a Union Pacific TV commercial that will commence the following morning at ... (more)

Southern Pacific Railroad intermodal train with an EMD model GP60, # 9742 on the point makes its way thru the east side of downtown Los Angeles on its way to the Port of Los Angeles. The Library T... (more)

Amtrak’s train # 35, the Desert Wind, is into its first year of service as it is seen here heading toward LAUPT passing thru Highland Park California in August of 1980. FP40PH # 223 is well in c... (more)

San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society's ex Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive, 3751 at Fullerton Railroad Days, May 2001 © Steve Crise Photo. Scrise.com

The “Rose Bowl Special” headed by Santa Fe FP 45 # 101 crosses the Los Angeles River in the Lincoln Heights area of downtown Los Angeles on January 1st, 1991. The single track steel bridge is ... (more)

San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society AT&SF (Santa Fe) Steam Locomotive 3751 at the historic San Bernardino train station for the rededication of the station to regular service. June 12th, 20... (more)

The “Rose Bowl Special” headed by Santa Fe FP 45 # 101 crosses the Arroyo Seco and the Pasadena Freeway on January 1st, 1990. The single track steel viaduct was originally constructed in 1895 ... (more)

Undoubtedly one of the most memorable featured attractions at the California State Railroad Museums Railfair 99 event was the Buckingham Lining Bar gang. The Buckingham Lining Bar Gang is a group ... (more)

A Southern Pacific freight train headed by diesel locomotive # 7297, a GP40M, is seen here eastbound along the eastern bank of the cement lined Los Angeles River on the afternoon of January 29th, ... (more)

A Southern Pacific diesel locomotive # 2450, an EMD SW 1500 is seen here switching on Alameda Street in Downtown Los Angeles in April of 1975. It’s interesting to note the old RTD bus in the lef... (more)