Operating it's final days along the ex-Southern Pacific coast line, AMTK 458 shoves on the rear of Amtrak 763 as it leaves Emma Wood State Beach behind on its way to San Luis Obispo. The odd place... (more)
Springtime Surfliner: Pacific Surfliner train 774 zooms past a field in Carlsbad, California on its way to San Diego. Winter may be just over a month longer, but there are already signs of ... (more)
The last remaining Amtrak F59PHI in revenue service on the Pacific Surfliner departs the Del Mar Cliffs, enroute to San Diego on Amtrak 774.
In a somewhat rare turn of events, AMTK 458 finds itself trailing on Amtrak 763 as the train rolls over the ironic span at Ventura that crosses US 101. The rareness of this stems from both the sel... (more)
Soutbound Pacific Surfliner 774 slowly approaches the northern end of the siding at Camarillo on a cool, fall afternoon. The train is preparing to enter the siding where it will patiently wait for... (more)
Riding Off Into The Sunset. One of my last quality shots of an F59PHI on the Pacific Surfliners comes in the form of AMTK 458 leading Amtrak 777 north out of Simi Valley with some dramatic ... (more)
In a scene that reminds me somewhat of the opening of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, this Pacific Surfliner navigates through downtown San Diego on its way into the station.
Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner motive power mainstay, the F59PHIs, are preparing to be phased out in favor of new Siemens Charger locomotives. Opportunities like this will become less common and then ... (more)
A Pacific Surfliner occupies a crossing in downtown San Diego at sunset.
A Pacific Surfliner train rests in the San Diego station.
Leaning in to the curve just west of the Buena Park Metrolink station, Amtrak F59PHI #450 leads its southbound Pacific Surfliner train towards San Diego.
Back in the Saddle Cab AgainIn March of 1973, a few friends and I were fortunate enough to get into the cab of a S... (more)
The Shortest Pacific Surfliner Ever?Sitting on one of the whiskers around the turntable at Amtrak’s Redondo Junction engine facility, located in Los Angeles, is F59PHI 458 ... (more)
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 777 races north across 75-foot-tall, 541-foot-long Arroyo Hondo Creek trestle on it's way to San Luis Obispo.
