Running Away from Fate. Caltrain F40 #907 leading a Baby Bullet express service through San Antonio races away from the approaching storm clouds. In the near future, 907 will meet its fate ... (more)

As the sun rises above the Bay Area on a Monday morning, a limited stop Caltrain service speeds past a local train stopped at the Lawrence station. In the near future, scenes like this will be... (more)

Reflecting on a weekend of being admired by thousands at Los Angeles Union Station's Train Festival 2023, ATSF 5704 in its restored Bicentennial paint scheme is reflected in a puddle left by Santa... (more)

The stars of Los Angeles Union Station's Train Fest 2023 - ATSF 5704 and ATSF 3751 - face each other in the morning light on Track 15 as they prepare to be admired by thousands over the course of ... (more)

Glistening in its beautifully restored Bicentennial paint scheme, the ATSF 5704 sits on display at Los Angeles Union Station for Train Festival 2023. While it is currently being stored in the BNSF... (more)

Contrary to how it looks, this is not a roller coaster; rather it is the Metrolink San Gabriel Sub with a Stadler DMU in Arrow service approaching the Redlands - Esri station.

A Stadler FLIRT DMU for Metrolink's Arrow service passes under the palm trees at the newly constructed Redlands - Downtown station. At the current time, the DMUs operate exclusively on the nine-mi... (more)

Return to Service. Two and a half years after it was put into storage, Metrolink F59PHR 873 is back in service powering trains around Southern California. The last of Metrolink's original F... (more)

With its bell swinging high, Santa Fe 3751 shoves its train out of the Fullerton Railroad Museum spur track where it has been on display for an Amtrak safety event. This is 3751's first outing in ... (more)

Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver P42 #203 leads a special through Fullerton Jct with former Santa Fe 4-8-4 #3751, a Superliner coach, and a Pacific Surfliner cab car in tow. Though the diesel is in th... (more)

The Grand Return. Five years after it last ran on the mainline, Santa Fe 3751 returned to the rails to great fanfare for an Amtrak safety event in Fullerton, CA following its 15 year rebuil... (more)

After sitting idle in Coaster's Stuart Mesa yard for over a year, the railroad’s 5 former F40PHM-2C locomotives hitch a ride on a San Diego to Barstow autorack train, likely towards their demise... (more)

Out on the Main. For the first time, a Stadler DMU for future Metrolink/Arrow service to Redlands traveled on what are now its home rails. The DMU, #3401, ran one round trip between the Ar... (more)

The first Stadler DMU for the new Arrow service between San Bernardino and Redlands, CA briefly swings in the air as it is lifted off the flatcar it was delivered on and placed on its own wheels. ... (more)

The old-style clock just outside the historic Santa Fe Depot in Claremont, CA, now used as a Metrolink station, watches over the last Los Angeles-bound train of 2021 as it pulls out of the station... (more)