This rickety tower held an operator working the Conrail (formerly PRR and EL) and Chessie system (former B&O) crossing on the north side of Mansfield. I believe it was torn down in the early 80s.

An Amtrak F40PH and an union Pacific E9 sit together at LAUPT on that station's 50th anniversary celebration.

SPSF 9501 leads a freight down from Tehachapi into Mohave.

the lead unit of an San Diegan waiting behind San Diego's passenger station.

Two units push on a red Santa Fe caboose just east of Blue Cut

An Amtrak switcher backs a passenger train towards Union Station on a sweltering summer day.

The Desert Wind makes its way along the Los Angeles River about a mile from Union Station.

Hordes of unused locomotives sit at Taylor Yard.

Cabooses sit to be serviced in Taylor Yard. This photo is taken from the footbridge from San Fernando Boulevard. The guy on the left does not appear to be approving of me taking the picture.

Southbound Coast Starlight at SLO. I made my wife very nervous walking up to the front of the train to take this picture; she was convinced the train would leave without me.

The Cincinnatian, a special excursion from Columbus to Cincinnati, waits for the return trip to Columbus behind CUT.