On a beautiful and calm morning Union Pacific GP38-2 #717 is leading a short local through the marshlands of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Built as SDP40F,remanufactured SDF40-2 by Santa Fe, San Bernardino. (SDF40-2 No.5266, ex-Amtrak SDP40F No.644)

Amtrak 5 approaches Tunnel 18 on a late afternoon in early autumn.

A large GE U36C is leading three EMD units as a westbound TOFC and container train nears San Bernardino.

A GE U36C and C30-7 are both in the "Kodachrome" color scheme developed for an ill-fated merger with Southern Pacific. An EMD SD45 in blue completes the lashup.

A westbound Santa Fe freight has descended Cajon Pass and is just north of San Bernardino. The lead unit has been rebuilt into an SD45u and is teamed with a cowl unit in the "Kodachrome"... (more)

An eastbound Santa Fe TOFC train is powered by a GE and three EMD units as it nears the Tehachapi Loop.

The Southwest Chief streaks across some scenic portions of desert on a fine afternoon.

The Southwest Chief streaks across some scenic portions of desert on a fine afternoon.

On September 30, 2017, the mountain valley surrounding Tolland, Colorado, is painted in the colors of autumn as Amtrak’s California Zephyr heads westbound towards the Moffat Tunnel.

An eastbound Union Pacific coal load curves through Tolland, Colorado, on September 30, 2017.

BNSF’s Provo to Denver manifest freight has just emerged from the 6.21 miles of darkness of Colorado’s Moffat Tunnel and is rolling eastward past East Portal siding and autumn’s beautiful co... (more)

As the sun starts to set, BNSF 4635 snakes west towards California leading a long domestic stack train through Eagle Nest.

After spending its entire trip within California since departing Los Angeles the previous morning, the Coast Starlight is a train length away from Oregon. It is forwarding Horizon cars to Seattle... (more)

Westbound SHDA