Traffic control on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line.

SOU 2-8-2 #4501 brings a TVRM excursion train across McFarland Avenue on its way from Summerville,GA to Chattanooga,TN.

We Have All Been Here Before

When many railfans think of the Southern Pacific, they think of dirty, run-down locomotives. But this was generally not the case with the SP - not until... (more)

A Splash of Color in a Drab Yard

On July 24, 1986, the Interstate Commerce Commission would put the kibosh on the proposed Santa Fe-Southern Pacific merger. At Santa Fe's San Bernar... (more)

On a fine spring beach day, Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner No 761.head west to San Luis Obispo. Cabbage ( Cab/ baggage) ex P40PH brings up the rear of a set of older Amtrak equipment.

Denver & Rio Grande Western 346 pauses at a grade crossing during a night photo session for the 2016 NRHS Convention at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Ch-Ch-Changes

A westbound Santa Fe freight passes the small yard in Fullerton, California, in February 1974. Santa Fe kept local switchers here, mainly Alco S-2 and S-4 diesels, but... (more)

NKP 767 pauses at sunset at the The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's open house and members appreciation day on 8/20/16. As part of the celebration NKP 765 was dressed up as NKP 767 to cel... (more)

A shot that will no longer be possible in the coming weeks as Metrolink slows and eventually stops their lease of BNSF locomotives, a Metrolink commuter train with BNSF 5609 at the helm shows traf... (more)

NKP 767 pauses at sunset during the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's open house and members appreciation day held 8/20/16. As part of the celebration NKP 765 was dressed up as NKP 767 to c... (more)

Street running with lite power.

All is silent on the Gunnison Line... The Denver & Rio Grande Western stretched westward toward the booming gold mines of the mighty west bound for mines near Crested Butte and points west... (more)

This old Pennsylvania Railroad bridge has seen a lot of different equipment in its life. I'm not aware of another on the NEC with PRR markings visible like this.

The New Kid in Town

Two days after the official dedication ceremony, Metrolink Cab Car 602 leads a test train through Anaheim on its way from Oceanside back to Los Angeles. F59PH 85... (more)

A Southern Pacific covered hopper awaits departure from North Yard in Salt Lake City for Ogden on July 30, 2016.