The first two Siemens SC-44 "Charger" locomotives to arrive in Los Angeles for service on the Pacific Surfliner's bask in the morning light at Redondo Junction as they pose next to an Amtrak veter... (more)

Having just completed a trip around Cuesta Pass' iconic Goldtree Horseshoe Curve, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight slices through the green hills as it approaches its next station stop of San L... (more)

Cuesta's Second Horseshoe Curve. Little known to many, Cuesta Pass includes two horseshoe curves. The first is the more photogenic and photographed Goldtree Horseshoe Curve located between ... (more)

Dropping downgrade out of Tunnel 11, UP 8812 leads an El Paso, Texas bound empty autorack closer to the end of its trek over Cuesta Pass and into North Chorro as it slows to a crawl. The train wil... (more)

Meet Me at SLO. After patiently waiting across from the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, seen in the foreground with a business car and caboose on display, Amtrak 14 gets back on the move a... (more)

Dropping downgrade between Serrano and Chorro, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight cuts through the hills of Cuesta Pass as it snakes past a forlorn steel trailer that has long been abandoned on t... (more)

Leaving Price Canyon behind, Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight crosses Pismo Creek as it approaches Grover Beach.

Passing the remains of the Southern Pacific's once bustling roundhouse, Amtrak 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, hustles out of San Luis Obispo for the remainder of its trip to Los Angeles.

Beginning the climb up Cuesta Pass, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight, carrying a pair of Amtrak California units, crosses Stenner Creek trestle as it approaches the Gold Tree horseshoe curve. T... (more)

Bidding Farewell to 1954 Built Budd's, From a 1956-built Budd. It was a humbling moment as I snapped this picture - standing in the dome of the 1956-built, ex-CBQ dome car "Silver Splendor... (more)

As a passing storm system breaks briefly allowing sunlight to spill onto the town of Moorpark, the light finds its way onto the cowl of one of Metrolink's newest locomotives - an F125. Having comp... (more)

As a clear signal burns brightly in the background for an eastbound freight, AMTK 90208 and 42 rest on the spur track at Fullerton - ready for Fullerton Railroad Days 2016.

Simmering quietly at the Fullerton depot, ATSF 3751 builds pressure before being capped off for the night in preparation for the following day's Fullerton Railroad Days display.

Banking towards the western portal of Tunnel 27, UP 6522 leads a detouring West Colton to Klamath Falls train off the floor of the San Fernando Valley and into Santa Susana Pass as it heads for th... (more)

As storm clouds loom in the background with rain just hours away, SP 3100 catches some sweet, late afternoon light as it backs into one of the equipment sheds at the Orange Empire Railroad Museum.... (more)