UP 6684 leads a westbound train along the Salton See on the Yuma Subdivision (former Sunset Route) between Pope and Bertram.

SP 9810 leads and westbound manifest between Goleta and Santa Barbara.

Random chance lead me to catching this special move on the UP. SD70M number 3968 leads a brand new set of Stadtler EMU's bound for Caltrain in the Bay area. Looking very much out of place on the A... (more)

Unusual Hot and Humid weather accompany Tropical Storm Kay. It has been 25years since a Tropical Depression has made it's way up the coast of Baja California to Southern California. The Guadalup... (more)

A BNSF north bound manifest drifts down the Tehachapi grade through the curves in the Rowen siding area. The rear DPUs at the bottom are rolling out of the west leg of the horseshoe curve in Keene... (more)

Westbound hopper train crosses over the Tuolumne River Bridge in Modesto Ca.

Union Pacific 1452 bound for Turlock Ca.

Local LRS99 leaves the mainline at Modesto Junction and enters the Union Pacific branch line to Turlock Ca.

Roseville loco facility in 1998.

A westbound intermodal drops downgrade at Beaumont as it heads into San Timoteo Canyon.

On September 5, 2022, a derailment, bridge collapse and subsequent liquid asphalt spill over Spring Creek near Hampton, Iowa caused several Union Pacific trains to detour across Iowa Northern trac... (more)

SP 8552 leads a hot intermodal west through the town of Tehachapi a few days after Thanksgiving.

Cotton Belt 9656 and Union Pacific 6302 lead a Swift Roadrailer west through the town of Tehachapi at sunset.

Westbound manifest races through Turlock Ca. with Union Pacific 7725 bringing up the rear.

The only SP caboose painted for the SPSF merger pauses on a summer evening in 1988 at Klamath Falls, Oregon.