UP 5106, built by the Electro Motive Division for the Union Pacific Railroad in September of 2002, finds itself on the point of a rather rare train for these parts. Running as the IOALBR-30, this ... (more)

On a warm morning on the first day of July, Amtrak 14 sails past CP Davis and approaches the movie studio buried deep in the Santa Susana Hills as it approaches its next station stop of Simi Valle... (more)

Goat Boats at Dawn. BNSF 1078, a 1996 product of General Electric, catches the first light of the day at Oro Grande as it, along with a fellow Heritage 1 painted Dash-9, a warbonnet and two... (more)

ATSF 5704 has returned to home rails, painted in a spectacular rendition of the bicentennial colors it once wore for the 1976 anniversary, as it rolls west on a Z train ultimately bound for the So... (more)

Meltdown at Barstow. The meltdown that is the BNSF Railway right now was more than evident at Barstow on June 25, as seen here from the Yucca Ave. overpass. From left to right: 1) an eastbo... (more)

5704 Gets Its Kicks Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway No. 5704, an EMD SD45-2 built in 1973, makes its triumphant return to Southern California in its gleaming bicentennial paint scheme as... (more)

Looking quite out of place in the rolling hills of Arizona, NS 9570 and a fellow EMD slug a heavy New York City to Los Angeles intermodal train upgrade at Yampai in the late afternoon light.

Grain on Fire. Moments away from crossing into the Golden State, BNSF 7085 and its loaded grain train are blasted by the golden hour light of this evening's sunset as the lengthy "worm... (more)

Meeting an eastbound intermodal train at the eastern entrance of Kingman Canyon, BNSF 7085 leads a loaded grain train downgrade and into the shadows as it passes some aging well equipment left unt... (more)

Steel Wheels, Steel Rails and Steel Coils. Snaking its way out of Kingman Canyon, BNSF 7806 is the sole motor on the point of this morning's train but has assistance in keeping the heavy co... (more)

Golden Hour at the Boarder. With towering peaks in Arizona providing the backdrop and the Colorado River's western edge lapping the shoreline of California, BNSF 5222 is just a minute away ... (more)

The air conditioner unit for the BNSF 6657 is working hard to keep the crew cool on a hot, fall afternoon in the desert just west of Goffs. Sitting on the point of a military train laden with cont... (more)

Santa Fe is still King. BNSF 699, a C44-9W still wearing its original warbonnet paint that it received in September of 1994 when it was delivered to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway,... (more)

Despite being 238,900 miiles away, the size of tonight's rising moon is impressive as the celestial body moves slowly through the sky, and notably, faster than the BNSF 7806's train. Passing throu... (more)

Curving to the east in the morning light, BNSF 6636 leads an eastbound Z train past Southside Park's six multi-purpose fields - including soccer, baseball, softball, football, picnic tables and pl... (more)