Amtrak 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, has arrived at Fullerton, the first stop in its way from Los Angeles to Chicago. Oddly, on this evening, the train was routed on Track 3, rather th... (more)

As BNSF railway intermodal train Z-LACLPK9-19 approaches the passenger station in downtown Fullerton, it is met by westbound intermodal train S-CLOSCO1-17 (Clovis NM to Thenard CA), led by AC4400C... (more)

On February 28, 1998, a welded rail train was parked on one of the sidings at Basta, in western Fullerton, California. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW 521 (ex-ATSF 521) and ATSF GP40X 38... (more)

Three more Metrolink F125s are on their way to Metrolink’s Keller Yard in downtown Los Angeles, as BNSF train J-SXRLAC9-14 ferries SCAX 925, 941 and 906 from the EMD plant in Muncie IN to LA. T... (more)

BNSF Cut The Weeds Down! Departing the Fullerton Transportation Center is Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 768, just over halfway between its origination point of Goleta and its de... (more)

The 2nd La Mirada shoves through Fullerton enroute to the Kimberly Clark Spur with a BN caboose leading the way.

Metrolink 682 arrives in Fullerton on Feb 8 2020 behind Boise Bullet #901.

BNSF Railway train Q-NYCLAC6-12 rolls through Basta, a location west of the passenger station in Fullerton, California. A pair of Norfolk Southern diesels (NS AC44C6M 4223 and Dash 9-44CW 9751), ... (more)

Heading from San Diego to Goleta (just north of Santa Barbara, hence the inclusion of the larger city’s name in the destination board on the front – or, in this case, the rear – of "Cha... (more)

Holding on Track 2, waiting for a clear signal indication (a hot eastbound intermodal train just overtook it on Track 1), is BNSF ET44C4 3751 and its train – the Los Angeles to Barstow freight t... (more)

A cut of three tank cars rolls by the locomotives of BNSF local L-CAL0081-12, the Second La Mirada, as the crew performs a "flying switch" move. The engines needed to get on the east end of these... (more)

In the early days of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad’s existence, it was often hard to tell that the Burlington Northern and the Santa Fe had merged. Such was the case on October 9, 1... (more)

Something no longer seen on passenger trains today are the wisps of steam that, on cooler days, enveloped much of the train. Amtrak SDP40F 503, powering San Diegan 770, is clearly equipped with a... (more)

As Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 578 departs Fullerton, California, on Track 3, the conductor seems transfixed by something off to the train’s right side. Meanwhile, some BNSF employees are i... (more)

BNSF Railway Officer Special O-SDGLAC3-06A departs Fullerton, California, after dropping off its passengers there. The train originated in San Diego, and will now continue to Commerce, near downt... (more)