Sluggo the Locomotive brings a 5-car Capitol Corridor train bound for Oakland into Martinez.

Exact quote from BigHarv Dispatcher 62 (Who should be named Tiny after seeing he's lost 40 pounds!) talking to AMTK 713 pulling into Martinez this afternoon, with the IG2OA on #1. AMTK167 leads #7... (more)

Amtrak 713 pulls in from Bakersfield, just as Ernie takes a break from chatting with some passengers to go get the bags.

This Eastbound is stopped at Martinez, while they cut the manned helpers from the rear.

BNSF 5423 peaks it's Heritage 2 nose into the sunlight while exiting Tunnel #2, 43 cars and 5 units were in charge of this "RICBAR".

A rare evening freight blasts through Martinez, in the mix of the Cal-P rush hour traffic. Five minutes later, an Amtrak came in, riding his yellows.

Conductor Gibbons stands close to his train, arms crossed waiting for a switch job that has gone into Emergency to clear the switch so they can proceed on. They arrived in Martinez 4 minutes early... (more)

A group of people wait for their family and friends to detrain as Amtrak #5 arrives, from a long trek cross country from Chicago.

The Warbonnet brings back memories of the ole' Santa Flush on the trestle, leading a Z train... Only if the trailing power would be a Warbonnets too.........

A scene we haven't seen in a while... As the 2052 is in Beech Grove being repaired and they've limited trains accross the bridge due to major tie work inbetween Davis and Pierce Harbor.

A group of passengers who came off the Arcadia bus watch Train 747 arrive... They are waiting for Train 718, to Bakersfield to come in.

The first day of June brought sunny skies, and Train #5 into Martinez on time.

Slowly pulling out of dynamics and back into power after decending the 1.6% grade the engineer calls out "Amtrak 5, Diverging Approach Diverging at Ferry Street, Three Track at Martinez over"

CDTX 2051 stops for the first time on UP rails leading Train 713 bound for Oakland. It originated in Bakersfield, and has made a long sprint up the BNSF Stockton Subdivision, now onto the UP Marti... (more)

A short Kansas City-North Bay (Richmond) UPS train nearing the end of its run in Martinez CA.