Arizona & California, ARZC 3804-2001-2003-2502, with westbound train 707 on the ex-Santa Fe, crossing the Colorado River at Earp, California May 2, 1996. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©
Crossing Searles Station Road in Searles, CA, two of Trona Railway's fleet of approximately 50-year-old UP and SP castoffs smoke it up for the last bit of grade they will face.
The Trona Railway arrives at the lonely junction in Searles, where they will shove their train for the UP up the remaining stub of the SP Jawbone Branch and then grab the second half of a coal tra... (more)
Trona's Searles' Turn passes by the "alien-looking" Pinnacles. The Pinnacles are tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, that rise from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin, and are a ra... (more)
Trona's Searles' Turn has just begun its run out to Searles Junction as it rounds a curve near West End. Power is a mix of old SP and old UP SD40 variations.
The VTA light rail system serves San Jose and nearby cities in Santa Clara County, California. It is operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and has 42.2 miles (67.9 km) ... (more)
Leased by Foster Farms from Western Rail Inc., WRIX SD38AC 201 was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as Duluth Missabe & Iron Range 201 in June 1971. Fifty-three years later, it is ... (more)
The KLW SE24B is a low-emissions diesel switcher locomotive built by Knoxville Locomotive Works, powered by a single MTU Series 4000 12V R54 (TIER 3) diesel engine which develops a total power out... (more)
Metrolink 888 thunders by as it hauls commuters home towards San Bernardino, Calif
Six units arrived in Argentina recently, waiting to be released from customs to continue a long road trip to the city of Mendoza (one thousand miles).
"Banana" prepares to depart with San Joaquin Service train #703.
Ponto Amtrak 562 crosses over the Batiquitos Lagoon at CP Ponto.
Del Mar Dive: AMTK 2115 brings up the rear of northbound Amtrak train 579, as it heads along the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Del Mar, California, just before making its next station stop in Sol... (more)
Saturday Fishin' Amtrak 770 crosses the San Dieguito Lagoon near the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Ponto Coaster 5006 crosses the Batiquitos Lagoon at CP Ponto.
