Still One Number Away... BNSF 3750, just one number away from wearing a more recognized number in the railfan community, does its part with a sister ET44C4 (3745) to bring a westbound manif... (more)

With the St. Mary Magdalen Chapel and some fitting palm trees providing a "Southern California" backdrop, UP 7494 lugs a hefty LOF67 out of Camarillo as it heads for its first work in Ox... (more)

A Northern Pacific Diner Among an ATSF Gold Mine. Stainless steel fluting on original Santa Fe Railway passenger cars returns again to the rails of the Barstow station, even if only for jus... (more)

One of a Kind. With the town of Victorville in the rearview mirrors, BNSF's Southern California Division Christmas Train joins Route 66 again east of town as it prepares to make the turn to... (more)

It might not see the bustling amount of freight and passenger traffic that it used to, but the ex-Southern Pacific Coast Line is still as grand as it was back when the famous Daylight passe... (more)

Working upgrade through the Mormon Rocks, BNSF 4228 brings up the rear of the eastbound Christmas Train as it climbs toward the summit of Cajon Pass. After cresting the 3,777 foot summit, the trai... (more)

A pair of passenger trains call on the original Santa Fe station at Fullerton on this cool winter afternoon, being the BNSF Railway's Southern California Division Christmas Train and a northbound ... (more)

The Past is Never Far Off. BNSF 7025, a General Electric ES44C4 delivered to BNSF in 2012, cools its heels at the Barstow Amtrak station as excited passengers board this year's Southern Cal... (more)

The local station agent has a lot on his mind this evening as he looks down the tracks, ahead of the big Southern Pacific 4-10-2 that is taking on water prior to departing. In reality, its another... (more)

UP 1111 leads a nine car train of gleaming business cars off the flyover at Frost as it passes a slash and springs colors at this location, still holding on thanks to the rather enjoyable temperat... (more)

"Powered By Our People"...On A Different Railroad. Still less than half way into its trip from Las Vegas, NV to San Luis Obispo, CA, UP 1111 and its business car train find themse... (more)

UP 1111's First Coast Trip. Having just joined the Pacific Ocean for the first time, UP 1111, adorned in a special paint scheme honoring the employees of the railroad, belches smoke as the ... (more)

Wildfire On The Horizon. As Amtrak 774 makes track speed between Oxnard and Camarillo, in the background hundreds of firefighters scattered throughout the hillsides are doing their best to ... (more)

Located on the outskirts of the small community of Pixley, one of the J.D. Heiskell & Co. grain facilities stands tall against the sky on the flat floor of the Central Valley. As one drives by thi... (more)

With the lush, green hillsides temporarily covered in a large outpouring of blooming wildflowers, Union Pacific's LOF67 local hugs the Pacific Ocean as it leaves Emma Wood State Beach behind and a... (more)