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When I took this photo of WP 608 on the Sacramento Northern West Sacramento Port Job passing a UP E9 on the westbound San Francisco Zephyr in Sacramento, California on 2 January 1974, I had no idea

Sacramento light rail on K Street, 2010 Mike Tisdale

Video of tonight's Sacramento Southern Polar Express train. Sacramento Southern Polar Express, 18 Dec 2022 | | | | | | | | | | | Sacramento Southern Polar Express, 18 Dec 2022 | | | Mike Tisdale

1950s transition era from steam to diesel? No, the California State RR Museum's SP E9 6051 and the North Pole Express passing ATSF 2925 (4-8-4)? and 5021 (2-10-4) along the Sacramento River. 17

Phil, I remember the Lechmere chain of department stores. Spread around the Boston area, but like many other retail chains, now long gone. Named for Lechmere (square and T station). I moved to the

Dave, From what I have read, Switzerland is a mecca for railfans. However, I've only ridden the line that goes between France and Italy. When I lived in Boston (actually Cambridge) in the 1970s, I

Phil, Thanks for posting this. Quite fascinating to watch the video. I had ridden the BLS into Interlaken in 1984 and that remains as quite a stand-out memory for me. The cost of these trainsets must

Not exactly jump off, but adjust to different gages while in motion. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/golden-pass-express-switzerland/index.htm l

Head on shot of UP 3985. It was leading a Denver-Laramie round trip excursion back to Borie, where a diesel would replace it for the run back to Denver. 3985 would return to Cheyenne. I was inspired

close-up of driving wheels on a train's locomotive - Bing images <https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=close-up+of+driving+wheels+on+a+train%

Dendermonde, St. Gillis, Belgium. The view out the back of my friend Luc's house. EMU 731. Luc was an exchange student who stayed with our family in 1974. In February and March 1980, I visited him at

Capitol Corridor train passing the West Oakland yard. The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, container cranes at the port and hills of Marin County are silhouetted against the sunset. Oakland,

Light power move at the Sparks, Nevada depot. Sparks is east Reno, where the SP/UP yard is. There is an old joke, Reno is so close to Hell that on a clear day you can see Sparks. 27 Oct 2018 Mike

Why Switzerland built a 2-kilometer-long passenger train https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/world-record-train-switzerland/index.html Phil Burton

November 7, 2017? LA Union Station Metrolink 18529 and new F125 908 — in Los Angeles, California. Mike Tisdale

Good comments about safety and forming relationships with rail workers.? A few years ago, a friend who worked for a California short line invited me to ride along with them on their morning run.??

I photographed the eastbound California Zephyr at Applegate California in 19 Oct 2022 and noticed that it had heritage unit 160, the Pepsi Can scheme P42, leading. Thoughts of doing something else

Ernst, I am very glad to see that you have remained on ObsCar. You have been a long-time contributor and I have always enjoyed reading what you write. I have always found that following the rules --

I enjoyed seeing the article and the photograph. Justin is also a really nice guy -- and his photography is outstanding, as is also true of his journalistic talents. I would rather enjoy the point of

Right, that's a whole other matter and I agree about that - I don't want to get any railroader in trouble by my presence or actions I take posting photos afterwards. In fact I only take pictures of