A westbound Southern Pacific manifest passes the old passenger station (replaced with a brand new station in 2001) in Martinez, California, on September 25, 1986. The passengers are waiting for t... (more)

A southbound San Diegan departs Santa Ana, California, on its way to San Diego in May 1989. The Santa Ana Transportation Center "stood in" for Los Angeles' Union Station in the film "Rain ... (more)

With Nashville Union Station as a backdrop W081 passes through the Gluch with a loaded Herzog Ballast train while Y226 works the Kayne Avenue Yard.

Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal on a late afternoon in May, back before hundreds of condos were built in its parking lot, cocooning it in Yuppies. Built in 1939, this is known as "The Last of... (more)

Union Station Tacoma, once the center of passenger operations for the NP and the GN, it's now a Federal Courthouse. Saved from the wrecking ball in the 1980's, it has since served as the inspira... (more)

Just arrived in this magnificent new railway station with an impressive roof structure, after spending 3 hours on a high speed train from Guangzhou which is 1,000 km away. The two trains at the b... (more)

On June 13, 2008, the 1904-built Southern Pacific depot in Tehachapi, California, burned to the ground. At the time, the station was undergoing an extensive restoration. But the good news is tha... (more)

Over the years fans have shot this classic pose of Rock Island trains crossing the Santa Fe and GM&O diamonds at Joliet. 30 years after the Rock ceased operations IAIS 513 fondly brings back the ... (more)

This is the street view of Santa Fe's grand Mission Revival and Moorish styled San Bernardino station. When opened in July of 1918 it was reported to be the largest train station west of the Missi... (more)

Most passengers get ready to board the arriving train, but one just does not care. (Note the Southern Pacific Lines crest above the door to the station.) And hey, I just noticed, there's a re... (more)

Is this little train station the longest surviving in the US since it lost its tracks? Pacific Electric service to the Pacific Branch Soldiers Home appears to have been dropped between 1925 and 19... (more)

A northbound "baby bullet" zooms by, denying its passengers a chance to disembark and explore the beautiful station with its bright yellow paint. Too bad the nose of the pushing F40 is so faded a... (more)

A small heart beats fast as the train arrives at the station, about to take a certain little girl on her very first train ride! For a shot of her brother's first train, see #Railroad: CalTrain
Locomotive: Cab Car
Location: Menlo Park, California, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: JPBX 135
Photo Date: August 13, 2009

Grand Central Terminal on 42nd between Lex and Madison - Opened on Feburary 2, 1913, Manhattan's only surviving large station (Pennsylvania Station was razed in 1964), hosts 67 tracks on two level... (more)