The westbound Weekend Scenic with F7A No. 100, meets 2-8-0 N0. 14 with the eastbound Christmas toy collection train at Santa Paula.

Just before 10am, the first Tree train of the day arrives at Santa Paula for loading and a 10:30am departure for the Tree lot.

The first Tree train of the day departs Santa Paula at 10:30am.

California Steam and Sunkist...Two Things That Just Go Together. Under a blanket of cool, coastal overcast, Fillmore & Western No. 14 works its train west out of Santa Paula and pass Sunkis... (more)

A thirsty Fillmore & Western No. 14 takes on water between trips at the ex-Southern Pacific Santa Paula depot.

The Signal's Dropped...Let's Highball! With the semaphore signal having just dropped to a clear, the engineer of Fillmore & Western No. 14 prepares his take his train...backwards? In realit... (more)

Making its first westbound trip of the day out of Santa Paula, Fillmore & Western No. 14 passes a pair of repurposed packaging houses that likely saw thousands upon thousands of reefer cars spotte... (more)

Fillmore & Western No. 14 drops the 10AM train downgrade and toward the outskirts of Santa Paula as it prepares to pass Sunkist's Saticoy Lemon Association Plant 3.

Steam Returns to Santa Paula. On a cool, summer morning in the Santa Clarita River Valley...the sound of a Southern Pacific, 6-chime whistle could be heard piercing the stillness of the air... (more)

After spotting cars at Spears Plastic, the empty car is rolled down a slight incline past the switch on the main. 1374 will then enter the main, hookup, and Highball Santa Paula for Oxnard.

The conductor locks the switch after aligning to the main. Union Pacific GP40M-2 No. 1464 can proceed back to Oxnard after dropping off a car at Spears Plastics in Santa Paula.

Union Pacific GP40M-2 No. 1464 and a one car Oxnard Local, backs out of the spur after setting out the car at Spears Plastics in Santa Paula.

The Oxnard Local crosses Briggs Road on it's trip from Oxnard to set out cars in Santa Paula. The line is part of the Fillmore and Western which now has a new lease to operate this portion of the ... (more)

Making the most of the 10 mph speed limit over the rickety, jointed rail that is the Fillmore & Western Railroad's Santa Paula Branch, UP 1381, ex-Southern Pacific No. 7624, leads two loaded cover... (more)

After a water stop, Fillmore and Western No. 14 Highballs for Santa Paula Station.