On time northbound Pacific Surfliner No. 759 from Los Angeles reaches Santa Barbara just as the sun rises.

Sunny Afternoon Recharge: On a cool mid November afternoon, Charger locomotive 2109 leads a late train 774 across the wooden trestle at Del Mar. The Charger locomotives for Pacific Surfline... (more)

Stopping at Santa Barbara, New Siemans SC-44 for Pacific Surfliner service, pushes train No. 774 from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles and San Diego.

Smoke from more destructive wildfires raging in California can be seen being blown offshore from heavy and dry Santa Ana winds. There's the Hill fire in Ventura Ca, the Woolsey fire in Los Ange... (more)

CDTX 2102 leads a westbound San Joaquin at Hercules.

A pair of chargers lead a westbound Capital at Hercules on the Martinez Sub.

Two Different Schemes: As train 562 heads through Torrey Pines, the paint scheme variation between locomotive 2109 and the 2114 is quite apparent. The 2109 displays the original version of ... (more)

Racing past Metrolink's layover yard in Moorpark, Amtrak 761 picks up speed even with three additional coaches and one locomotive on this morning's train. The extra equipment comes following large... (more)

The San Joaquin Goes Surfing. Looking somewhat out of place along the coast line, CDTX 2051 and three San Joaquin/Capitol Corridor coaches bring up the rear of Amtrak 761 as it leaves Ventu... (more)

Through the Cut: A Charger locomotive leads an on time train 1564 through a cut south of Solana Beach, accelerating toward Del Mar.

Making a Splash in Del Mar: Two Charger locomotives lead train 564 through Del Mar on a sunny fall morning.

The rear-end of CDTX 2114, a new SC-44 Charger built by Siemens in Sacramento, rests on one of the whisker tracks at the Redondo Turntable as it shares stalls with the AMTK 464 - a soon to be repl... (more)

Amtrak 713 hustles past the grain facility at Guernsey on a cool, fall morning.

A Wave of the Future: On a misty fall morning, two brand new SC-44 Charger locomotives lead train 564 along the cliffs in Del Mar. Soon enough, all Pacific Surfliner trains will be pulled b... (more)

Amtrak 717 slows on its approach to its first station stop, Wasco, since it originated at Bakersfield on a cool, fall afternoon. As the lower-level train of mostly ex-New Jersey Transit cars is de... (more)