On Amtrak's 51st Anniversary, Pacific Surfliner 588 makes its stop at the Santa Ana Transportation Center just after sunset as it heads from Los Angeles to San Diego. California Dep... (more)
The Santa Ana Transportation Center is standing in for Spain's "Santa Apolonia" station as it might have appeared in the 1940s - although it may be fictious, as there appears to be no Sa... (more)
Engineer Bob Mellor prepares to take to take Amtrak 777 out of Simi Valley. Of special interest to model railroaders, today's train includes a long-distance sightseer lounge car in the consist, wh... (more)
CDTX 2111 leads a southbound Surfliner at Del Mar.
On Tuesday, March 24, Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners began operating on a reduced service schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this new schedule, Pacific Surfliner service has ... (more)
Amtrak 763 and Metrolink 660 meet on the west end of the Redondo Flyover, just north of the crossing of the Alameda Corridor (which is in the foreground). The LA skyline can be seen behind the tra... (more)
A Pacific Surfliner train rolls along its scenic namesake.
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 1767, weekend service from San Diego to Goleta; is running 15 minutes late as it departs Santa Ana, California, on a blustery New Year's Day 2019. Siemens SC-44 &q... (more)
Running about an hour late, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 774 passes under the Garden Grove Freeway (CA-22) on November 25, 2018. Making its way to San Diego from San Luis Obispo, this train is... (more)
Making a Splash in Del Mar: Two Charger locomotives lead train 564 through Del Mar on a sunny fall morning.
A Wave of the Future: On a misty fall morning, two brand new SC-44 Charger locomotives lead train 564 along the cliffs in Del Mar. Soon enough, all Pacific Surfliner trains will be pulled b... (more)
