Burlington Northern Santa Fe's New York to Los Angeles intermodal train, Q-NYCLAC6-12A; very often has at least one Norfolk Southern diesel on it. On this day, it had two – NS ET44AC 3631 and A... (more)

Napa Valley's newest unit #1864.

EMD SD40-2s, decades ago the standard power on Union Pacific's hot freights, are now the usual set of power for assembling trains at UP's West Colton Yard. This typical 3-unit set consists of SD4... (more)

A quartet of Tunnel Motors lead an eastbound Southern Pacific freight as it departs San Luis Obispo with California's Coast Range mountains (and a vineyard) for a backdrop. The power is SP SD40T-... (more)

At sunset, as Metrolink train 606 departs the Fullerton station on Track 1, BNSF Intermodal Stacks S-LHGLPC1-30A, bound for Chicago, Illinois’ Logistics Park from the Los Angeles Harbor, holds f... (more)

A pair of out of service RailPower RP20CDs sit at Oakdale Ca

Union Pacific train ZLCAI 14 (Expedited Intermodal; Los Angeles CA to Atlanta Intermodal GA) slows to a crawl as it passes the old Southern Pacific station (still a stop on Amtrak’s Sunset Li... (more)

After sitting in a deadline at Union Pacific's Dolores Yard, Dash 9-44CW 9771 (the former C&NW 8667) was found in a consist awaiting assignment to a train. This locomotive was one of the few on t... (more)

BNSF intermodal train S-LBELPK1-15L is already rounding Cajon Pass' Sullivan's Curve, but the rear Distributed Power Units, BNSF Dash 9-44CWs 715 and 4016, are just now rounding the curve leading ... (more)

On a cool April morning Amtrak train #6 snakes it way through the s-curves at Glenshire, just east of Truckee, CA on Donner Pass. Still a bit of now on the mountains from a late season storm a few... (more)

On a cool April morning a long UP autorack train snakes it way through the s-curves at Glenshire, just east of Truckee, CA on Donner Pass. Still a bit of snow on the ground after a late season sto... (more)

On a cool April morning on Donner Pass, a eastbounds BNSF very short mixed freight rounds a horseshoe curve at Glenshire just east of Truckee, CA. This train has trackage rights over Donner Pass,... (more)

As the sun rises, a UP northbound UP manifest starts around the Tehachapi Looop.

Climbing upgrade and about to crest Cajon Pass' Summit is Union Pacific train MWCNP-02 (but, as it is operating upon BNSF Railway's Cajon Sub, its BNSF symbol is F-MWCNP01-02M). This train depart... (more)

Crossing over BNSF Railway's San Bernardino Sub on Metrolink's San Gabriel Sub "flyover" is Metrolink train ATSF375112, a special heading to San Bernardino from Los Angeles. This train consists o... (more)