With a hefty, nicely matched set of nine cars and two locomotives - Amtrak 774 skirts the Pacific Ocean on its way out of Carpinteria as it enter's the city's namesake Nature Bluffs Preserve. The ... (more)

Passing the historic, no longer used depot at Del Mar, CDTX 2109 hustles Amtrak 768 south toward the famous Dal Mar Bluffs following its Solana Beach stop. Built in 1912 and used until 1995, the b... (more)

Far away from home rails, CDTX 2051 and three San Joaquin/Capitol Corridor cars bring up the rear of Amtrak 761 as it skirts the Pacific Ocean at Emma Wood State Beach. The extra equipment comes f... (more)

A far cry from the colorful red, orange and black GS-4's that once barked up this very grade with the famous "Daylight," CDTX 2116 carries on the tradition of hauling passengers through ... (more)

The Sun Will Soon Set For Pacific Surfliner F59's As a passing storm system continues to blow over Southern California, the clouds briefly part and allow a diluted sunlight to spill onto th... (more)

On a phenomenally clear day at Seacliff, Amtrak 763 is seen beginning to make the turn toward the small, coastal community of La Conchita on its way north.

With a pair of ex-Saint Louis Southwestern (SSW or Cotton Belt) units on the point, a one-car-wonder LOF41 works upgrade into Santa Susana Pass on its approach to Tunnel 27. The sole lumber car ma... (more)

SCAX 890 sends a light haze of smoke skyward as it shoves hard on the rear of Metrolink 116. The southbound commuter train is bound for Los Angeles before it will take on another leg of work durin... (more)

In a somewhat rare turn of events, AMTK 458 finds itself trailing on Amtrak 763 as the train rolls over the ironic span at Ventura that crosses US 101. The rareness of this stems from both the sel... (more)

Plying the last few miles into the train's final destination, Los Angeles Union Station, BNSF 4202 leads an 8 hour late Southwest Chief into town as Terminal Tower stands sentinel in the foregroun... (more)

Even Rescuers Need Rescuing. It's a chilly evening in downtown Los Angeles as the sound of two freight motors idling fills the air. Sitting out of place in what is arguably the busiest trai... (more)

UP 1011 awaits its next call to duty at Oxnard as Amtrak 782 highballs past the aging unit and yard office with a sharp looking F59PHI on the rear. With the ever dwindling number of patched UP mot... (more)

Soutbound Pacific Surfliner 774 slowly approaches the northern end of the siding at Camarillo on a cool, fall afternoon. The train is preparing to enter the siding where it will patiently wait for... (more)

Two Different Kinds of "Peace Be With You." As Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight races out of Camarillo, the engineer of today's train throws up a piece sign after noticing the... (more)

The private car "Dagny Taggart" gleams in the morning light as it passes through the wash rack inside Amtrak's 8th Street Coach Yard. The car has just completed a trip on the rear of the... (more)