Rounding the curve onto UP's Coast Subdivision is ACE train number 7, the last westbound of the day. It's being led by two of the railroad's now lesser used F40 locomotives. With Siemen Chargers b... (more)
Altamont Commuter Express train 06 makes its way eastbound through Niles Canyon with a F40PH for power. With ACE receiving 4 new Siemens chargers in the last year, the classic F40PHs have become a... (more)
Altamont Corridor Express NB train 06 takes the west leg of the wye at CP-Shinn with a solo SC-44 Charger for power. Within the last few years ACE recieved 4 SC-44 locomotives to replace their fle... (more)
Covid-19 has drastically cut back trains on Altamont Pass. Here we see one of 2 Eastbound Weekday Altamont Corridor Express trains shoving towards Stockton on a very hot summer day.
It's just a few minutes before sunset as ACE08 passes a rather surreal scene at the Alviso Marina County Park. The salt ponds in the foreground are dry as smoke from fires further north can be see... (more)
Signs of the future electrification of CalTrain's service can be seen in San Jose as the ACE04 deadhead arrives at Diridon Station. From left to right in the background is Caltrain 155, 142 and Am... (more)
ACEing the Sunrise: Altamont Corridor Express train 03 rounds the corner coming into Livermore on the first day of October. Two F40PH-3C locomotives lead this extra long 8 car train carryin... (more)