Fond Farewell. Twenty years ago, a new breed of locomotive first traveled the rails between San Luis Obispo and San Diego. The new, sleek F59PHIs with their simple, yet beautiful paint sche... (more)

Riding Off Into The Sunset. One of my last quality shots of an F59PHI on the Pacific Surfliners comes in the form of AMTK 458 leading Amtrak 777 north out of Simi Valley with some dramatic ... (more)

Two of Metra's three F59PHs push a deadhead under the signals at CP Morgan.

Two Metra F59PHs bring an outbound train through CP Morgan in Chicago, IL.

METX F59PHIs make an outbound run from Chicago Union Station at CP Morgan.

METX F59PHIs make their inaugural inbound run into Chicago Union Station at CP Morgan.

Amtrak Cascades F59PHI 457 brings up the rear of a eastbound test train at Franklin Park.

Amtrak Surfliner F59PHI 457 brings up the rear of a westbound test train at Franklin Park.

Amtrak train 75, the midday southbound "Piedmont" service, powers down the tracks at Five Row in Spencer, NC on December 16, 2018.

A rare visitor to the east coast, Amtrak F59PHI 468 spent its life in the Pacific Northwest in Amtrak Cascades service. It came into town on the Capitol Limited and was destined for a brief tour o... (more)

Resting at the Dallas Union Station, this train is soon going to make a trip halfway to Fort Worth before returning to the yard after running for the evening rush. Unknowing to anyone at the time,... (more)

The West Coast Express commuter service pulls out of the former Canadian Pacific terminal in downtown Vancouver. The station is now a transit hub and is served by two metro lines, commuter trains,... (more)

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)

A San Bernardino-bound Metrolink banks around Union Pacific's Los Angeles Transit Center, better known as LATC, as it makes its way out of the busy metropolitan hub for a trips trip east.

Amtrak Saves the Day. Tired, frustrated and worried passengers crowd the platform at Ventura as a lengthy Amtrak 769, using three additional coaches and one locomotive from the San Joaquin/... (more)