A Northbound stack train about to pass the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station

Waiting for the next can of spray paint or the next assignment to safely carry a conductor...

The bad graffiti originally caught my eye, but I think unit 2 is the best catch in this consist.

Whether you consider this vandalism or an urban expression of art, there is no disputing that the tag on UP 2187 (SD60) is bold. Many of the engines sitting in the Dead Line at the Burnham Shops ... (more)

On a morning when cloud, rain and sun were all evident within the first hour after sunrise, the 06:40 Metrorail train to Cape Town has just left Simon's Town station (background, left) and is runn... (more)

Guess the country! The Union Pacific LA Times job waits on the Times Lead near downtown Los Angeles. This job has been running with Gensets for quite a few years now, so seeing the two old GP38-2s... (more)

GMTX 2106 looks like it has seen better days with over 21 peace signs graffitied on it's hood alone, as it sits along the Dow Chemical spur, while upgrades to the UP mainline continue.

Warbonnet GP60M 122, wounded by graffiti on the fireman's side hood, leads three sisters and the westbound Pasadena Local between Elwood and Glenwood Avenues in Glendora.

CEFX 2014 is one of a pair of units on loan to the SOR to test to determine if they want to lease them long term. This unique Cat powered loco is switching the yard at Hamilton.

A loaded southbound grain train heads into Saginaw yard for the night with graffiti sporting the lead units side frame.

There's a wonderful photographer (Robert Morris) whose favorite phrase is "it's all crap now." Finding this radio sled, built out of a B30-7, apparently bad ordered (for at least a year now) on th... (more)

UP 8491 was the locomotive 2nd to the lead on the southbound freight train that was involved in a head-on collision with Metrolink SCAX 855 on 09/12/08 in Chatsworth, CA.

Message in a Hopper
Someone has taken the time to help spread the message about the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry by tagging this covered hopper.

The old 5005, which is widely used for pulling heavy ore trains in the 70 and 80, now suffers with age, often getting touches in places that facilitate the action of vandals, leaving her with an u... (more)

"CAN'T STOP HIP HOP" argues graffiti artist as Switcher 1 353 west crosses Royal River between Yarmouth Junction and Royal Junction on the Brunswick Branch. There are at least six or seven bridge... (more)