This is January? It is hard to tell which season it is when the temperature is 79º F (26º C) at 11:00 am in January! At least the San Gabriel Mountains still have some s... (more)

Anacapa Island (on the left) and Santa Cruz Island (on the right) stand out against the sunset over the Santa Barbara Channel. Pacific Surfliner no. 777 the northbound to San Luis Obispo rolls pa... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 767 passes the old Santa Fe depot in Carlsbad as it rushes to the next stop on its way to Los Angeles, Oceanside, three miles ahead. This charming station was buil... (more)

It was not a great evening for passengers in Fullerton, as a BNSF train (possibly the H-BARLAC) ended up fouling all three mainlines somewhere between Buena Park and Norwalk. This resulted in a n... (more)

The 4PM PHL Switcher departs US Borax with a decent sized train for Berth 200 Yard. They're entering the street trackage on the Rio Tinto Lead to begin the return trip.

The YPSW01 Interchange Switcher comes up the Wilmington Lead as the conductor fires off a 1-fingered salute in my direction which provided the laugh of the day.

The 0100 Switcher arrives at BNSF's Watson Yard with a 60-car transfer run.

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is deadheading from Los Angeles Union Station to the carrier’s Redondo Junction facility for servicing, as it will depart this evening for C... (more)

Backing into Los Angeles Union Station is Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight. This train will depart Los Angeles for Seattle within the hour, with AMTK P42DCs 174 and 157 pull... (more)

Nearly 83 years after it opened (as Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal), the entrance foyer and the great hall of Los Angeles Union Station still looks fantastic. In fact, as someone who has be... (more)

At Metrolink’s Keller Yard, near Union Station, there is still a deadline of unused power – nineteen EMD F59PHs and F59PHIs, including two LTEX F59PHs, still in GO Transit colors – stored aw... (more)

The last rays of sunset still light the Santa Barbara Subdivision at Faria, as Pacific Surfliner no.777 crosses Padre Juan Canyon Road.

For a city with the reputation of being a flat slab of concrete, Los Angeles is surprisingly hilly and green to those who are unfamiliar with it. Sure, the Los Angeles River, as seen here, is a c... (more)

Old vs. new as ATSF 3751 heads north passing Keller Yard. On the right, a group of F125s waiting activation to service sit silently with F40 #800.

YPBN15 pulls towards 9th Street in Long Beach with part of an outbound BNSF stack train.