Union Pacific GEs bask in the intense glow of the setting sun as they wait their turn to finish the descent of San Timoteo Canyon in Southern California. The GEs are half of a four-unit consist po... (more)
Framed by a spectacular Central Coast sunset, Amtrak train no. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, rumbles back to speed after a stop at a faulty crossing near Castroville, Cal. Vintage searchligh... (more)
Helm Leasing no. 3828 leads a Union Pacific geep on a light "Salinas Hauler" local, heading east to San Jose as the sun sets on the Pajaro Valley in April 2013. We're just outisde of Wat... (more)
Santa Cruz Portland Cement No. 2 returned to the Pacific Coast in July after a 90-year absence; she's seen near Wilder Ranch State Park on the former UP (SP) Santa Cruz branch, not far from her or... (more)
Santa Cruz Portland Cement No. 2 returned to home rails in July 2014 after 90 years, powering three days of public excursions over the Roaring Camp, Big Trees & Pacific and the Santa Cruz & Monter... (more)
Former Santa Fe 3751 makes a spectacular sight as she thunders up the Ash Hill grade between West Siberia and Klondike. Returning home from an NRHS excursion to Arizona, the 1927 Baldwin is doing ... (more)
After a morning of slow speeds on the Arizona & California, ex-Santa Fe 3751 finally gets to show her power as she blasts up Ash Hill on BNSF rails near Siberia, Cal., on the last day of a week-lo... (more)
The clouds part just in time as Union Pacific No. 844 leaves the Silverwood crossovers and thunders around the big curve into Cajon Summit. The steam special visited California during a 32-day Sou... (more)
Union Pacific's Rio Grande heritage engine leads an 11-car inspection train past the artichoke fields in Castroville. On board the southbound special is David Connell, UP’s vice president of eng... (more)
At dusk, Union Pacific No. 1204 leads the southbound Santa Cruz Local along the central California coast near La Selva Beach (also called Manresa). The March 2005 image was captured just moments b... (more)
Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight made ketchup out of a tomato truck that strayed onto an unprotected crossing in the Salinas Valley. The trailer was split in two, but thankfully the driver and ... (more)
