A Railfan’s Paradise - On a gorgeous summer evening, during Golden Hour, AMTK 503 leads Pacific Surfliner A587 north along the shores of San Clemente State Beach shortly after departing San Clem... (more)

My eyes are up here… Every Southern Californian knows the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant as they drive to/from San Diego. AMTK #503, leading a Los Angeles bound A587 on a late summer evening, pa... (more)

With a plethora of equipment issues plaguing Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, including multiple cab-cars and engines, SC-44 "Chargers," out of service, the saving grace was with AMTK #503. It's almost... (more)

THIS is a Pacific Surfliner"?!?

Leading Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 765 (San Diego to Goleta) is a visitor from northern California: California Dep... (more)

Safe On The Sidewalk. On the afternoon of August 20, 2017, Amtrak Train 768 (AMTK 463, F59PHI, EMD leading) was being paced by MTS 4038 (Siemens, S70) as it arrived at the Santa Fe Depot Am... (more)

An afternoon southbound Surfliner shortly after departing LA Union Station, as seen from the 1st Street Bridge.

Early morning southbound Amtrak Surflinerl 770 with no 2121 pushing rolls thru Ventura to its station stop. Storm clouds roll in from the Pacific Ocean on this winter day.

Heading to San Diego from Goleta, Amtrak San Diegan 774 makes its stop in Santa Ana. Five-month-old Dash 8-40BP 810 leads this train this day, pulling six Amfleet cars, a baggage car and F... (more)

Saturday Fishin' Amtrak 770 crosses the San Dieguito Lagoon near the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

An Amtrak San Diegan set sits in Los Angeles Union Station awaiting its next run (I assume south, as the one going to Santa Barbara was on another track). F40PH #229 was built in May of 1975 and w... (more)

Surfliner 564 pulls out of Fullerton early on their trip east to San Diego.

Amtrak 580 hustles south into Anaheim with a San Diego bound Surfliner.

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 583 passes through Fullerton on Track 2 in order to avoid a police investigation of a fatal train/trespasser strike two miles ahead at Basta. This train arrived fr... (more)

A northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner led by Siemens SC-44 Charger #2112 blows through San Clemente Station with San Clemente Pier visible on the horizon behind it

Amtrak train 582, a Pacific Surfliner, has just crossed into Santa Ana as it heads from Los Angeles to San Diego. AMTK F59PHI 454, built in June 1998, is pulling this six-car train as it e... (more)