On a late night Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, a conductor looks out the window as we pull into the last station stop, Downtown, San Diego. He calls the station on his radio to let mechanical and bagga... (more)

Here we have Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train #580 being pulled by the AMTK456 slowing down for there next station stop of Solana Beach,CA. Notice the new White Amtrak lettering on the nose of this ... (more)

eastbound Amtrak "San Diegan" #576 curving onto the 4th District from the 3rd District at Fullerton on it's way to San Diego with brand new Amfleet equipment on it's first weekend in service on th... (more)

A short SAN DIEGAN sits at LAUPT after arrival as an SP switcher noses in behind. I took an around-the-country rail trip from Virginia to beat the beginning of Amtrak and to contemplate proposing ... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 580 (Los Angeles to San Diego) is eleven minutes into its trip as it crosses the mighty Los Angeles River at Redondo Junction in Los Angeles, California. To avoid ... (more)

Due signal work in Anaheim, Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner takes a detour on the Olive Subdivision as it heads to San Diego.

Protect power on point of a Pacific Surfliner that needed a little help. Notice the thin red coloring above the word "Amtrak" on the locomotive. That is a small remnant of the OLS wrap the unit us... (more)

Amtrak's San Diegan makes a station stop at San Clemente.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners are normally powered by F59PHI diesels, but on New Year's Day 2012 train #580 was seen blasting through the Orange, California, Metrolink station behind P42DC 15... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train 774 rolls through Simi Valley.

The Amtrak 40th Anniversary had the F40 in front at both SoCal expositions (reportedly the Amtrak crews at 8th Street, who set the train up, held the F40 in a special place in their heart). It was... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #572 crosses the San Luis Rey River Bridge at the river's mouth (where it empties into the Pacific Ocean) in Oceanside, California. F59PHI 451 is slowing its six c... (more)

Yet another P42DC in Pacific Surfliner service. On the end is a protect motor delivery for San Diego: F59PHI #455.

A Pacific Surfliner train races south towards San Diego as the sun sets across the Pacific Ocean. Passengers on this train are getting an up close view of the Pacific Ocean and Batiquitos Lagoon. ... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #578 has an interesting consist on this September 26, 2011, afternoon - P42DC 62 (P42s are not common power on the Surfliners) and F59PHI 457 in its latest "... (more)