Idling away at Amtrak's Redondo Junction’s coach yard is Dash 8-32BWH 509. Built by General Electric as road power for Amtrak in December 1991, these hood diesels wore one of the most spectacul... (more)

Emerging from a cluster of Amtrak Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink commuter trains, and beneath the gaze of Los Angeles' distinctive City Hall, Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Star... (more)

Los Angeles Metro Rail operates six rail lines (four light rail lines and two subway lines). While ridership had been pretty good, bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic still exists. Beginning in 2... (more)

Splitting the signals as it speeds eastbound across the original transcontinental railroad is a Union Pacific freight with a pair of the railroad's unique "Fast Forties" on the headend: ... (more)

In order to handle cars in the Erman Scrap Yard, a GE 55-ton diesel that formerly belonged to the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Mines was acquired. Engine 1038 is seen here with a t... (more)

A pair of Paducah & Louisville "GP38-2"s await their next assignment at the railroad's yard in Louisville. Built in October 1984 as GP40-2s (3808 was Cotton Belt 7262, 3805 was Cotton B... (more)

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)

Having just crossed into California from Arizona, an Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway freight awaits a fresh crew to continue its journey westward on the railway's Needles Sub. ATSF SD40-2s 517... (more)

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board is the governing body for the Caltrain Peninsula commuter rail transit service between San Francisco, San Jose and Gilroy. Among the railroad equipment t... (more)

Late in the day, with their work done, a pair of power sets for locals have tied up for the day. Closest to us are BNSF GP39-2 2732 (ex-BN 2732) and GP38-2 2317 (ex-BN 2317, née-SLSF 462) and, o... (more)

The afternoon rush hour is in full swing at the busy Jamaica station, in Queens, NY, as Long Island Railroad train 7560, behind DE30AC 401, awaits departure as it heads from New York City's Penn S... (more)

Rolling into the Santa Ana Transportation Center is Metrolink train 686, with F125 932 on the head-end. This Orange County Line train originated in Los Angeles and will terminate in Irvine … an... (more)

Burlington Northern Railroad's local heads west on the Saint Francis Line, past the old grain elevator in the "ghost town" (as the locals call it) of Marion. A trio of Morrison-Knudson ... (more)

Five-car Amtrak San Joaquin 714, led by CDTX F59PHI 2009, passes through a number of refineries as it skirts the Suisun Bay upon departing Martinez as it heads to Bakersfield. This is Unio... (more)

It's a snowy day on southern California's Cajon Pass, but after climbing to the railroad's 3,775-foot summit, BNSF Railway train Q-LACLPC6-23L has broken through the clouds and found sunshine as i... (more)