Passing through CP Strong and approaching Jack London Square from the south.

Unpatched SP Units! The northbound MSJRV with two unpatched SP SD40M-2's up front (SP8579 second) is coming off the very northern end of the Coast Sub at Elmhurst Junction (East OakTown!)

Train is highballing the old remanants of the northern-most Fruitvale signal bridge. Love the old look of this location w/ some old wood buildings mixed in with houses and other old industry.

What year is it again?!? The PLA special move is ready to depart Oakland with crew onboard the SP5472. Dig that SP MARS light (which meets FRA compliance CFR 49, Part 229.133 as the equivalent of ... (more)

Front view of the restored SP9E SP5472 showing off its recently reapplied full SP light package complete with trademark Espee red MARS light.

Cosmetically restored and operational SD9 SPX5472 waits to lead the PLA museum relocation train. It is the eve of the big move to the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, CA. Check back to follow this r... (more)

A Coastline Q-train from Roseville nears the end of its inner-state journey as it climbs east out of the Downtown river basinon on the Alhambra Sub.. Most of the lumber and wood products are heade... (more)

The tail end Superliner on Coast Starlight #14 passes under Pacific Coast Highway #1 approaching Guadalupe.

The Northbound Starlight is rounding the curves at Devon, CA about 45 minutes out of San Luis Obispo.

Northbound Coast Starlight #14 is nearly on schedule as it rumbles off the Gaviota Trestle on a very clear Pacific day.

Inound train #775's passengers have just detrained completing the busy "reservations only" Surfliner Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Over on a storage track three ex-SP SD40M-2's as the UP Cuesta he... (more)

An outbound BNSF stacker is making its way out of the OIG/Port of Oakland via UP's Desert Yard (West Oakland). The train is on its way back to home rails at Richmond, CA via Emeryville and, Berkel... (more)

Ex-SP8692 (ex-EL SDP45) leading a westbound L.A. Basin hauler out of West Colton is seen holding at Pomona for an eastbound.

to keep the L.A. car theme going here (BTW, I hate L.A. traffic!!!), one last shot of dead UP2253 and company seemingly sitting forever at this traffic signal as a Buick (or Olds) crosses onto Ala... (more)

A much more conservative street family sedan is waiting for the light at 38th/41st. Light power is dead by the way. Guess this is the storage spot for the J-yard Hauler out of West Colton. The J-y... (more)