As a friend and I crossed over the Mexicali Yard on Federal Highway 5, we saw the Ferromex Morning Local pulling south. We were not absolutely certain if he was pulling for clearance or leaving, s... (more)

More crushed gypsum heads to Plaster City (where it will be crushed even more). The mine railroad was originally conceived and built by a San Diego pharmacist, Samuel Dunnaway, who had relocated t... (more)

The morning loaded train begins its journey back to Plaster City with the hills above Fish Creek behind it.

Usually there is no way to beat the USG train from Plaster City to Ocotillo Wells (at least that's my experience). I suppose you might do it with a dune buggy of some sort, running along the ROW t... (more)

The morning mine train is getting ready to depart from Plaster City as DL535E pulls up to make a hook with the empty cars. Had to get a shot with a little bit of Alco (or MLW) smoke.

Union Pacific's Calipatria Local sits on a side track (with derail up) in the farming community of Imperial. The lead unit is (was) the last SP unit with Roman font lettering. Unfortunately the ta... (more)

The Mexicali to Mexico City intermodal has just begun its journey and is about 10KM or so from Mexicali Yard as it races south with cars sharing the ROW and the stick rail going snap crackle pop l... (more)

Having finished up with the industries in Palaco, the Morning Local gets ready to head south east to Pascualitos and on to Parque Industrial Valle del Puebla. The wide right of way to the left of ... (more)

On the edge of Palaco, nearing Pascualitos, the FXE Morning Local finishes a pull from Fábrica de Jabón la Corona S.A. de C.V. (La Corona Soap Factory) being framed under a tree that has grown d... (more)

I'm sure I'm going to get some heat for my snark, but just having a bit of fun. Picking my mom up on Amtrak in Van Nuys, CA, I got in the car only to have Waze tell me that traffic meant the tr... (more)

A battery powered Joule locomotive, built in Brazil, shoves a long cut of stacks towards Terminal Island.

A Fort Worth to West Colton manifest is led by a freshly rebuilt DC to AC UP GE.

A train from Redlands to San Bernardino accelerates out of the Redlands station with San Gorgonio Mountain looming in the distance.

Nearing the summit of Beaumont Hill, a Forth Worth to West Colton manifest is knuckles down, screaming for air, as it grinds through Banning with Little San Gorgonio Mountain in the background.

A Redondo Beach bound train crosses over the busy intersection of Rosecrans and Aviation.