The conductor is visible in the engineers seat of train 651 as he protect's the engineer's shove while they perform what I've come to call the "651 shuffle". And yes, the unit on the right has a N... (more)
Turning inland toward the now ignored Del Mar station, the Racetrack, and eventually Solana Beach Station.
A crowd gathers at the doors of the "Baseball Coaster" at the official departure time of 10:15, unbeknownst to many of them , departure was still an hour away as the game was in extra innings.
SSS7 (Street Scene Special #7) cools its heels as 792 comes off the main. Because of the annual "Street Scene" block party, Coaster ran a number of extra trains this weekend.
The layover trains
Coaster 645 just left the Imperial yard and is deadheading through Seaport Village to its first station... Downtown San Diego
Southbound Coaster train #652 reverses out of the depot to return later as Northbound train #651. Cranes in the background continue construction on yet another skyscraper under a warm July afterno... (more)
An Amtrak engineer looks on as his last Coaster passengers detrain at Oceanside. He and his crew then took their train to Stuart Mesa for the final time. Tomorrow a Herzog crew will take over co... (more)
The sun is setting as an Amtrak crew takes their Coaster commuter train around the bend onto Torrey Pines State Beach for the final time. Herzog is taking over operation of the service on 1 July,... (more)
Westbound SQUAL-14 at Sorrento Valley
Coaster 655x sits next to AMTK 597 as both trains prepare for their departures 15 minutes apart. The x indicates that it's a non-revenue train, Herzog is training emloyees for their ops takeover ... (more)
