A northbound West Colton to Oregon manifest marches past the south end of Seacliff siding.

A southbound Roseville to Southern California UP manifest passes the south end of the Seacliff siding along the Pacific on a May morning, with UP 9782 followed by SD40-2's CSX 8138 and CEFX (ex-BN... (more)

A 2-hour late Coast Starlight #11 makes a stop at Santa Barbara, led by P32 507, and P42's 115 and 157.

Southbound Surfliner #798 passes by the north end of Seacliff, with the Hwy 101 overpass in the background.

Northbound Amtrak 799 heads for San Luis Obispo along the Pacific on a perfect May morning. P42's 122 and 121 sandwich a baggage and 3 Horizons.

With only a few minutes before sunset, the day's last southbound Surfliner from Santa Barbara passes the cliffs above the Pacific in Carpenteria.

Northbound Amtrak Surfliner 769 meets southbound Surfliner 784 at Seacliff siding.

UP freights meet at Bealville, during a brief moment of sunshine.

An empty unit Trona train bound for Searles (and interchange with the Trona Railway) is tied down in the siding at Fleta.

A northbound BNSF manifest is stopped on the mainline in the town of Tehachapi. C44-9W 4340 appears to have had some recent nose repair, without the benefit of repainting.

A northbound BNSF piggyback train is exiting the Caliente horseshoe curve, as seen from the Cal-Bodfish road.

A southbound UP Manifest is only a few miles out of Bakersfield as it climbs the grade out of the valley heading for Tehachapi.

UP 9628 West sits on the main in Beaumont Pass. An ex-Conrail C39-8 is the 4th unit, and the first two are former SP C44-9W's.

After switching the last industry on the line in Monrovia, the BNSF Pasadena local heads west to the end of the branch in Arcadia, with still ATSF-lettered CE-8 caboose 999708 bringing up the rear... (more)

Private Cars Pony Express and Silver Lariat bring up the rear of the northbound Amtrak Coast Starlight, as it blasts through the platform of the Burbank Airport station.