"Dirt" Watches Over the Shop. Nevada Northern Railway's famous mascot, "Dirt" the cat, enjoys the warm confirms of the engine house this morning as the railroad's pair of steam locomotives ... (more)

Kennecoot Copper's 25-ton No. 310 is seen in an unusual position switching passenger cars in the Nevada Northern Railway's yard on a cold morning in Ely. The 68-year-old, 150 horsepower unit origi... (more)

AMTK 451 leads the sole lower-level set on the Pacific Surfliner rotation out of Del Mar and toward its final destination of San Diego on a cool, winter's morning along the train's namesake line.

Two Pacific Surfliner F59PHi's live out their final days in Los Angeles on a warm, spring day at Redondo Junction. While the 462 is only briefly visiting the ex-Santa Fe locomotive maintenance fac... (more)

AMTK 46 catches the last rays of sunlight as its beaten cowl represents many of its sisters out roaming Amtrak system this spring day. Scratches and dents, rust and primer-painted snow plows are j... (more)

The sun might be out but its another cool, winter's day along the surfline as AMTK 451 shoves 1573 north for Los Angeles.

Operating it's final days along the ex-Southern Pacific coast line, AMTK 458 shoves on the rear of Amtrak 763 as it leaves Emma Wood State Beach behind on its way to San Luis Obispo. The odd place... (more)

Still wearing the colors of the LA Rams following their trip to the Superbowl earlier this month, Los Angeles Union Station stands out among the thousands of lights throughout downtown wearing sha... (more)

A timeless scene unfolds at the depot in Ely as fireman Con Trumball looks out from the cab of Nevada Northern No. 40 as the 1910-built product of Baldwin backs down onto No. 93 in preparation for... (more)

Two Sleek, Blue Machines. A sharp looking Dodge Challenger poses at the Santa Susana Railroad Museum in the late afternoon light as Amtrak 777 hustles into town with a new SC-44 Charger on ... (more)

Surfliner Veterans No More. It's a warm, spring afternoon in Los Angeles as AMTK 460 and companion AMTK 456 bask in the afternoon light at Amtrak's Redondo Junction locomotive maintenance f... (more)

On a chilly morning in Ely, Nevada Northern No. 93 departs the engine house for the day's work as No. 40 builds pressure in the warm confines of the steam-era structure.

Hustling past the 107-year-old Del Mar depot, Amtrak 1566 approaches the sweeping curve that will rejoin it with the Pacific Ocean for a few miles before finally breaking off for the trip inland t... (more)

Making the final turn to cross over US 101, an inbound Metro Rail train approaches Los Angeles Union Station as City Hall peaks from behind other structures in downtown.

With a hefty, nicely matched set of nine cars and two locomotives - Amtrak 774 skirts the Pacific Ocean on its way out of Carpinteria as it enter's the city's namesake Nature Bluffs Preserve. The ... (more)