The local railfan community turned out on June 14, 1992, to see Metrolink F59PH 851 lead a test train through Fullerton, California, on its way to Oceanside. Regular service would begin later tha... (more)

The Pacific Railroad Society's Los Angeles to Bakersfield special passes the distinctive station at San Bernardino. Next up, Cajon Pass, then Barstow, the Tehachapi Mountains and, ultimately, Bak... (more)

A Pacific Railroad Society special, on its way from Los Angeles to Bakersfield, is seen here in Riverside, California, on March 31, 1979.

The Pacific Railroad Society's special to Bakersfield passes through the east end of Santa Ana Canyon as it heads for Cajon Pass, the Tehachapi Mountains and, eventually, Bakersfield.

The Pacific Railroad Society's Los Angeles to Bakersfield special arrives in Fullerton on March 31, 1979. This train would cross both Cajon Pass and the Tehachapi Mountains before the day was thr... (more)

Amtrak SDP40F 515 leads a Pacific Railroad Society Los Angeles to Bakersfield special as it heads east through the Green River Golf Course just west of Corona, California, on April 28, 1979.

Santa Fe GP60M 146 was decorated in this sharp looking Maersk scheme for use in a Maersk promotional film.

Santa Fe 146, specially painted for a Maersk promo film, heads east up Cajon Pass, meeting a westbound Union Pacific freight at Cajon.

Santa Fe FP45 5998 (ex-5948, nee-108), UP E9A 951, SP SDP45 3201 and Amtrak F40PH 240 on eastbound Operation Lifesaver special skirting the coast at Ponto in northern San Diego County, CA on April... (more)

Santa Fe FP45 5998 (ex-5948, nee-108), UP E9A 951, SP SDP45 3201 and Amtrak F40PH 240 on eastbound Operation Lifesaver special skirting the coast at Ponto in northern San Diego County, CA on April... (more)

Santa Fe FP45 5998 (ex-5948, nee-108) on eastbound Operation Lifesaver special skirting the coast at San Clemente, CA on April 23, 1987.

Santa Fe FP45 5992 (ex-5942, nee-102) is on the point of a San Diego to Bakersfield Analyst's Special at San Bernardino, CA on May 3, 1984.

Departing Barstow is a Union Pacific Officer's Special heading east behind a trio of E9s: E9A 951, E9B 963B and E9A 949. (Barstow, California – December 11, 1999)

American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 (ex-SP GS-4 4449) arrives at its display stop at Anaheim Stadium in (of course) Anaheim, CA early in the morning on January 9, 1976.

American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 (ex-SP GS-4 4449) arrives at its display stop at Anaheim Stadium in (of course) Anaheim, CA early in the morning on January 9, 1976.