As the sun closes in on the horizon to bring another day in Southern California to a close, UPY 2715 and a sister 3GS21B rest in Union Pacific's "J" Yard as the iconic Sears building sta... (more)

A daily ritual takes places at the San Luis Obispo station as Amtrak 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, patiently waits just short of the platform for its southbound counterpart to finish its sta... (more)

Making its air test in Union Pacific's Guadalupe yard, the Santa Maria Valley Railroad's twice-a-week inbound "Town Job" prepares to head home to it's namesake town with a load of new Jo... (more)

Outrunning The Storm. With a desert thunderstorm looming in the background, BNSF 5334 hustles its westbound manifest toward the Harper Lake Road grade crossing - located between Hinkley an... (more)

Basking in the afternoon light at Redondo Junction, CDTX 2109 and 2110 rest on one of the 13 active "whisker" tracks the ex-Santa Fe Railway turntable still offers Amtrak for its locomotive mainte... (more)

Hustling over the 811-foot-long span that is the Gaviota trestle, Amtrak 796 heads south along the ex-Southern Pacific Coast line on a clear afternoon.

Enjoying a break between trips, AMTK 459 rests at the Redondo turntable prior to be pressure washed and sent back out for duty.

Skirting the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve in the "golden hour" light, Amtrak 796 heads south along the coast line with a soon-to-be gone motor - AMTK 456. As Siemens SC44 Chargers continue t... (more)

Rounding the bend in the Redondo Flyover, Amtrak 1588 departs Los Angeles for another trip south to San Diego.

Banking towards the western portal of Tunnel 27, AMTK 503 leads the northbound Coast Starlight out of the San Fernando Valley on a clear morning.

As a brush fire burns steadily over in El Sereno, it's just another day downtown for the thousands of commuters in Los Angeles as many begin to make their way to the iconic hub that is Los Angeles... (more)

Beach-goers enjoying their Sunday afternoon at Gaviota pause for a moment to watch the passage of Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight as it rumbles across the iconic trestle here.

Banking to the west as it leads Amtrak 777 out of Simi Valley, AMTK 456 catches the afternoon light as it approaches the Los Angeles Ave. grade crossing. With the imminent departure of these unit'... (more)

As the hills of Cuesta Pass wear their annual coat of summer brown, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight prepares to ascend the grade of the GoldTree Horsehoe curve as it crosses the Stenner Creek ... (more)

Trundling west against the bright, "golden hour" light, BNSF 147 leads the Second Watson local through Wilmington on its return trip to Torrance to perform a few more switching duties.