Running "only" 4 hours 21 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak's train 3, the Southwest Chief, rolls through the location on BNSF Railway's San Bernardino Sub known as Esperanza, overt... (more)

A late westbound #3 passes the Cargill grain mill at Verdemont.

What a Great Way To Start the Day!

While hanging around Martinez, where my railfanning obsession began with my older brother watching Southern Pacific Dayli... (more)

Amtrak train 36, the eastbound Desert Wind (Los Angeles CA to Ogden UT) cuts through the haze as it passes the old Santa Fe station sign for Casa Blanca (White House), a neighborhood in Riv... (more)

Amtrak's Desert Wind heads for Vegas as it rolls past Cajon.

A constant parade of short-distance passenger trains (Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink's commuter trains) passing through Fullerton, California, is broken up by only one pair of lo... (more)

Eight days after a 10 hour 19 minute late Amtrak 3, another Amtrak 3 heads west, but is only 6 hours and 1 minute behind schedule on this day. It was, of course, for the same reason: One of the ... (more)

Climbing eastbound out of Alta and up Casa Loma on the Roseville Subdivision, Amtrak No. 6, the eastbound California Zephyr has two Siemens Chargers in the consist.

Just as the sun sets, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Limited, is about to depart Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal behind a trio of SDP40Fs – 524, 519 and 512 – as soon as t... (more)

A late running Amtrak No. 5, The westbound California Zephyr, rolls thru Glenshire to it's next station stop in Truckee CA.

Running over 17 hours late, Amtrak's westbound Sunset Limited nears Cabazon just after 5pm.

On my first visit to northern California, in late April 1971, I rode Southern Pacific train 99, the Coast Daylight, to San Francisco, got bussed across the Bay to Oakland, and rode SP train... (more)

Amtrak's operation lifesaver unit leads a late #3 at Highgrove.

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, running 4 hours 26 minutes late. (Yorba Linda, California – February 18, 2023)

In Search of Searchlights: A late running Amtrak Southwest Chief, bound for Los Angeles, accelerates out of Riverside. As it rounds the curve west of the station, the train passes one of th... (more)