Meet at Fullerton Jct - As Train 4, the Southwest Chief rounds the corner at Fullerton Junction, a Metrolink train arrives at the train station in Fullerton.

Palo Verde at Siberia - Spring in the Mojave brings the blooming off the Palo Verde plants (the yellow flower) and in some places they cover the desert floor like a forest. Here a fast int... (more)

48' UP Areo Wedge - Designed by UP employees to reduce drag on the forward end of a double stack train, the areo wedge was "[y]ears in development, [and] the Arrowedge® is the latest innov... (more)

Sonoran Morning at Oligby Road - UP 8020 approaches Oligby Road as morning breaks across the Sonoran Desert near Imperial Dunes (aka Glamis Dunes). The Sonoran Desert is quite drier than t... (more)

Rogoza - At 175 feet below sea level, Rogoza sits atop the border of the Imperial and Coachella Valleys near the Salton Sea. Most of the area lying beyond the sign is lower than sea level... (more)

Abandon - Located in the Sonoran Desert in Southern most part of Anza Borego State Park (San Diego County) the gorge is a geological wonder indeed. The desert line that runs through the C... (more)

It May as Well be Mars - A westbound stack train lead by UP 8461 rolls through the Sonoran Desert at Salton next to the Salton Sea in Southern Riverside County.

Top of the Wye at Ferrum - Looking at the top of the wye at Ferrum California. Loads of iron ore in open gondolas were brought to the small yard at Ferrum located along the Southern Pacif... (more)

UP 7734 Taking the Main at Salton - There is usually a good story to go along with each adventure while railfaning a new area. The one that goes with this photo is as follows: While stan... (more)

(#375) Disney Couldn't have Done it Better - I was amazed while walking through the gorge at the rocks and the tunnels and the cliffs and high banked walls. It just seemed like the Disney... (more)

Goat Canyon Trestle - West Approach - Built in 1932 to by pass a tunnel that had collapsed in an earthquake (located to the right, out of the frame) the trestle at Goat Canyon in the Carri... (more)

The Wall at 106 - One of the many S turns in the track running through the Carrizo Gorge. This line has been under an embargo order and there has not been regularly scheduled traffic o... (more)

A Loaner on the Point - A westbound mixed merchandise train lead by a Citirail lease unit passes Hill 582 on it's way down the Cajon Pass.

Looking South Into Mexico - The abandoned water tower at Dos Cabezas California (San Diego County) sits in the Sonoran Desert in Southern most part of Anza Borego State Park as monument o... (more)

Looking towards Dos Cabezas from outside the gorge at Tunnel #21 - Behind me, Tunnel #21 leads to the gorge side of the Jacumba Mountains. This line has been under an embargo order an... (more)