As the Sun begins to Rise over the hills, Pacific Surfliner No. 770 the early morning train from Goleta Ca. to Los Angeles rolls southbound. A few miles north of here at La Conchita, the train ... (more)

The morning eastbound Gas Local with SD70ACe No. 4408 leading passes through Mc Donald Montana.

A new day dawns over the town of Fillmore Ca. as the Sierra Railroad takes over the operation of The Fillmore and Western Railroad. Basking in the early Morning Sun's Rays are GP 35 No. 3502, Stea... (more)

Southbound Pacific Surfliner no. 768 with 2117 pushing, crosses Garden St at sunrise as it leaves Santa Barbara for Los Angeles.

Todays Amtrak no. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight is running on a limited weekly schedule once again. Three units with No.127 leading, roll the Starlight along the Gaviota Coastline north of S... (more)

Anacapa Island (on the left) and Santa Cruz Island (on the right) stand out against the sunset over the Santa Barbara Channel. Pacific Surfliner no. 777 the northbound to San Luis Obispo rolls pa... (more)

Mount Hood looms over a westbound Coal train meeting an eastbound manifest at Wishram on a beautiful Columbia River morning. The Celilo Bridge, in the distance, crosses the Columbia from Wishram ... (more)

Along the Columbia River Gorge at sunrise on the Fallbridge Subdivision a loaded westbound Coal move rolls into Home Valley Wa.

My Dad is the Engineer of that train. Girls as well as boys have a connection to the railroads. This girl is excited as her Dad brings in southbound stacks with Union Pacific ES44AH no. 2548 leadi... (more)

The northbound Guadalupe Local with Union Pacific SD70AH no. 8830 leading, leans into the curve at Faria County Park. The last engine in the group is an SD60 being ferried to Guadalupe.

The first major rain storm of the year hit the Santa Barbara Subdivision from Los Posas to San Luis Obispo. Hitting Ventura just before sunset, it pours down on the Guadalupe hauler at Seacliff. W... (more)

Amtrak no. 14, the northbound Coast Starlight to Seattle at Summerland Ca. The Starlight rolls around Ortega Hill on the hills steep face above the Pacific Ocean.

Union Pacific no. 5294 and SD60 no. 2210 lead a rail train to Oxnard. They will run the engines around to the northbound end and couple up the Hezog Rail Unloading Machine to the south end. Lots o... (more)

As the morning sun peeks over the rim of Lombard Canyon, eastbound Montana Rail Link No. 4300 rolls a manifest along the Missouri River and the Lewis and Clark Trail.

After Switching from BNSF rails to the UP Palmdale Cutoff at Silverwood, Union Pacific no.4014 slides westbound down grade to Colton in Southern California.The restored Locomotive looking good as ... (more)