Intermodal, 1970s Style! A westbound Southern Pacific intermodal train, full of those "long" 40' containers (two per 89' flat!) has just crossed the Santa Fe's Third District. T... (more)
Sitting in the deadline in Union Pacific's Yermo Yard is UP DDA40X 6920. This engine was built by EMD in November 1969, one hundred years after the driving of the Golden Spike, and being construc... (more)
As the sun sets, a clear signal indicates that Metrolink train 707, arriving from Riverside, will be arriving in Fullerton soon. (Fullerton, California - September 23, 2011)
In 1990, the Danish shipping company Mærsk contracted with the Santa Fe Railway to paint one of their new GP60M locomotives into a special paint scheme to be used for filming footage for promotio... (more)
Ed Dickens, Union Pacific Railroad's Manager of Heritage Equipment (better known as the UP's steam program), who had been fireman on Santa Fe 3751's trip from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, climbe... (more)
It appears that the Amtrak ticket agents in Martinez, California, are tired of comments about the volume of rail traffic through town.