My railfan ride, that is if I'm not going too far! A Sunday morning Caltrain passes overhead while my trusty Mustang waits patiently.

The daily train of mostly empty lumber cars heads north from Willits across Outlet Creek toward Eureka.

Heading back to Oakdale from Cooperstown, McCloud #18, currently residing on the Sierra, is crossing the trestle between Cooperstown and Warnerville. Behind the #18 is Sierra's only remaining Basl... (more)

Amtrak southbound train 572 crosses the Loma Alta Creek in Oceanside, CA. Progress on the extension of Oceanside siding is evident in the background and off to the side. This bridge will need to... (more)

East side of the Salton Sea.

The Sunset Limited is already running a little late as it crosses the San Gabriel River passing from El Monte to La Puente, California. Just seconds earlier, Julie at Amtrak told me the train was... (more)

UP's Tracy Hauler enroute to Tracy, crossing the San Joaquin River at Mossdale.

The Eastbound California Zephyr has emerged from the tunnel at Keddie and out onto Spanish Fork Trestle. FP7 805A is leading with an F3B and F3A in the lash-up. A steam generator car and a Great ... (more)

Union Pacific's Anaheim Local, headed by GP9 306 (EMD class of 1957) and its caboose, pass over Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton, California, on its way to Anaheim. The bridge is relatively new at ... (more)

Returning from Santa Paula, a Fillmore & Western Santa Paula Express heads over the 1902 open truss Sespe Creek Bridge in honor of Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society's Railfest 2... (more)

The Cal Northern (former Northwestern Pacific) crosses the Russian River southbound at Healdsburg on a warm spring afternoon with the California poppies in full bloom.

With the exception of the blue GN car, the Coast Starlight on this day was still an all SP train as it crosses Guadalupe Slough in Alviso (technically part of San Jose).

The S-CHIOG1-08U exits the west end of Ilmon on a slow order through the deck girder over Caliente Creek.

This was Amtrak's first railfan excursion in the Bay Area as this special ran from Oakland to Tracy by way of Niles Canyon and Altamont Pass and then back to Oakland on the Moccoco and CalP. It i... (more)

The Sierra Northern's Brunch Rivertrain is in the middle of the long wooden trestle over the Yolo Bypass heading east. The Sacramento Airport is a short distance away.