An overnight snowfall covers Tehachapi pass summit. With the sun just beginning to rise, a Union Pacific manifest breaks the silence of the new day.

On the Roseville Subdivison, Union Pacific no. SD60M and mates along with CSX AC4400CW no. 377 await their next assignments at the yard at Colfax Ca.

Low clouds hang in Cajon Pass on a December morning. BNSF no. 7112 and mates appear out of the fog pulling stacks eastbound up the hill through Blue Cut.

Northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner No. Triple 7 led by F59PHI No. 455 rounds around the bottom Of Faria Beach on a overcast evening. It had been a wet Winter and the coast has turned green as Sp... (more)

Crossing the Gaviota Trestle,Union Pacific no. 1111, wearing the Powered by people livery pulls it's 9 car Heritage Fleet consist across a deserted Gaviota State Beach.

A westbound loaded Grainer rounds out of the Kootenai River Gorge through Katka, Idaho making it's way to the West Coast on the Kootenai River Subdivision.

Viewing the action from the Katka Overlook on a beautiful Idaho Panhandle Day. An eastbound Auto Rack sweeps around a bend in the Kootenai River.

A westbound Mixed Manifest drifts down through Sullivans Curve at Canyon on Union Pacific's Palmdale Cutoff to Colton Ca.

Union Pacific no. 7980 leads Stacks westbound up the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains through the Truckee River Canyon on the Roseville Subdivision.

Approaching the community of Floriston is eastbound Union Pacific SD70M No. 4678 leading stacks down through the Truckee River Canyon to Reno Nevada.

Amtrak No. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight arrives at Santa Barbara Station with it's 5 car consist. The Northbound Starlight was very popular with good ridership from Santa Barbara. In today'... (more)

Amtrak No. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight departs Santa Barbara Station with it's 5 car consist. The Northbound Starlight was very popular with good ridership from Santa Barbara. In today's c... (more)

Just heard that Union Pacific is cancelling their planned trips with the 4014 for 2020.They hope to run trips in 2021 We shall see. How fortunate we were last year to participate in the 150th anni... (more)

Heading for Cheyenne after cresting Sherman Hill on the last leg of the trip to Ogden Utah and back, Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 and Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 race an approaching storm. The w... (more)

High up in the clouds of an approaching storm, Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 and Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 stop at the summit of Sherman Hill,Wyoming. At 8015 feet Sherman is the Highest point... (more)