Coaster 2102 shoves southbound train 650 past CP Cardiff on a spectacular Saturday afternoon. Nikon Coolpix 3200

Good Moooooooorrrnning Coaster Commuters! It's a brisk, windy 38 degree Friday morning in SoCal... perfect for enjoying a photogenic moment provided by a break in the storm.

Coaster 655 awaits departure next to a pair of Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains laying over for the weekend.

Coaster cab cars 2307 and 2301 soak in a golden sunset-San Diego style. Nikon Coolpix 3200

656 arrived with a short Consist and 6400 Traction Horsepower... it was later making track speed before even leaving the depot limits.

655 turns on its Devil's horns just before departing San D

Having completed its layover, 645 emerges from under the SDTI's Catenary as it merges onto the BNSF enroute to Santa Fe Depot.

Amazing what winter does... This summer I was shooting this train in Del Mar, 30 miles north, an hour before sunset.

Coaster 638 lives up to its name as it makes its midmorning run from Oceanside to San Diego, Once there the crew will lay over in the yard until 4:30 PM for the evening commute. Del Mar Beach is ... (more)

The crews of Southbound 652 and Northbound 649 hold a group conference as the company mascot looks on from 652's cab

The engineer apparently turned into a Pumpkin for Halloween

How Stupid! 653 had a near-miss with a bicyclist as they departed Old Town today. A correspondense with the engineer revealed he didn't even know he nearly highballed into a bicyclist until I sho... (more)

The conductor is visible in the engineers seat of train 651 as he protect's the engineer's shove while they perform what I've come to call the "651 shuffle". And yes, the unit on the right has a N... (more)

Turning inland toward the now ignored Del Mar station, the Racetrack, and eventually Solana Beach Station.

A crowd gathers at the doors of the "Baseball Coaster" at the official departure time of 10:15, unbeknownst to many of them , departure was still an hour away as the game was in extra innings.