On somewhat rare, rainy day on the central coast, Amtrak 1790 waits patiently at the ex-Southern Pacific, San Luis Obispo station as mist continues to roll over the hills in the background. Specia... (more)

Silver splendor, Santa Fe Acoma, Overland trail and Highlands Pacific are in the consist of Amtrak Surfliner No. 1761 westbound to San Luis Obispo.

Supersized Surfliner

Passing through Orange, California, is Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #768. This train originated in Goleta, near Santa Barbara, but when it arrived in ... (more)

The Zephyr Returns. On Father's Day of 2015, a recreation of the famous California Zephyr traveled roundtrip from Oakland to Portola. The train consisted of four stainless steal rail cars,... (more)

Amtrak Heritage unit 184 leads westbound Pacific Surfliner train 573 towards Los Angeles with the Pearl Harbor Special with 4 private cars on the head end.

On the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Amtrak P42DC 42, painted to commemorate America's military veterans, leads train #573 as it departs the station in Anaheim, California. The ... (more)

A late running Northbound Starlight enters San Luis with 5 private cars, Hear we see the Palm Leaf bringing up the rear

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #572 winds its way through San Diego's Rose Canyon as it decends the last hill into San Diego, California, on August 17th, 2013. This trainset is pulled by P42DC 1... (more)

A classy ending. Four of LARail's private cars bring up the rear of Amtrak's Coast Starlight train as it flies across West Bridge in Davis, California. These cars (from front to back) are t... (more)

Santa Fe #3751 and its seven car train rounds the curve just about a quarter mile from the Upland station. The 1927 Baldwin 4-8-4 is returning to Los Angeles after spending the weekend at the Rail... (more)

After a super smooth ride from San Bernardino in the Silver Splendor dome car, the Baldwin steam locomotive that pulled us cools off at L.A. Union Station.

The full consist of the Barstow Flyer is seen here at the Barstow Depot on the afternoon of October 17th, 2009. The cast of characters include one General Electric P 42 DC, Amtrak # 23, one Amflee... (more)

Passengers Tom Seal (left) and Matthew Doti enjoy to view aboard the Silver Splendor as she glides her way through the Cajon Pass on October 17th 2009. The Silver Splendor was part of a 4 car priv... (more)