A northbound Pacific Surfliner train departs Anaheim, CA.

An Amtrak "San Diegan" was descending Chatsworth Pass at the "Rocks" on UP's Santa Barbara Sub

After getting some work done in LA, the Veteran's unit makes a shake down run to Goleta as a Pacific Surfliner pinch hitter. It is seen here passing through Chats Rocks.

On the first day of 1981, Amtrak San Diegan #572 rolls into the station at Fullerton, California. The San Diego-bound train, comprised of F40PHR 293 and five Amfleet cars, is passing by th... (more)

AMTK 450 leads a Northbound Pacific Surfliner through Oxnard, CA.

On a late night Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, a conductor looks out the window as we pull into the last station stop, Downtown, San Diego. He calls the station on his radio to let mechanical and bagga... (more)

Here we have Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train #580 being pulled by the AMTK456 slowing down for there next station stop of Solana Beach,CA. Notice the new White Amtrak lettering on the nose of this ... (more)

eastbound Amtrak "San Diegan" #576 curving onto the 4th District from the 3rd District at Fullerton on it's way to San Diego with brand new Amfleet equipment on it's first weekend in service on th... (more)

A short SAN DIEGAN sits at LAUPT after arrival as an SP switcher noses in behind. I took an around-the-country rail trip from Virginia to beat the beginning of Amtrak and to contemplate proposing ... (more)

Due signal work in Anaheim, Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner takes a detour on the Olive Subdivision as it heads to San Diego.

Protect power on point of a Pacific Surfliner that needed a little help. Notice the thin red coloring above the word "Amtrak" on the locomotive. That is a small remnant of the OLS wrap the unit us... (more)

Amtrak's San Diegan makes a station stop at San Clemente.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners are normally powered by F59PHI diesels, but on New Year's Day 2012 train #580 was seen blasting through the Orange, California, Metrolink station behind P42DC 15... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train 774 rolls through Simi Valley.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #572 crosses the San Luis Rey River Bridge at the river's mouth (where it empties into the Pacific Ocean) in Oceanside, California. F59PHI 451 is slowing its six c... (more)