Welcome to the wide world of the La Mesa Model Railroad Club.

Same image as the first image in the gallery with some Photoshop magic by Dave Hussey.

Uncle Pete prowls through Caliente.

It is a big model railroad and somebody's gotta run it.

Snaking up the hill.

Tom Greis runs his stack train. Don DeLay looks on.

Tom Greis' train.

Empties up the hill.

The two H3 GEVOs are mine and the two H2 GEVOs are Tim Costello's. We both picked up these units today from Paul Federiconi after installation of LokSound including Paul's special recipe GEVO sound files.

My Utility Fuels (UFIX) unit coal train passes Tim Costello's unit coal train comprised of BN 3-Bay coal hoppers near Allard.

SP power rolls through Allard. Dave Hussey photo.

It is all Big New Santa Fe now.

BNSF on the move.

Classic power over Tehachapi.

Dave Hussey working his camera for a tight shot.

Dave Hussey photo.

Bealville, California

Dave Hussey's Southern Pacific power at Cliff.

Another shot of Dave's superb SP lash-up. Dave Hussey photo.

Generational meeting.

Tehachapi tonnage.

Powering through Cliff siding.

Unit coal visits the Tehachapi Mountains.

Railfanning the layout.

Long.

Green mountains' majesty.

A Ring Engineering FRED protects the rear of this train. See: http://www.ringengineering.com

The Tehachapi Loop under construction.

Paul Voss (left) and Tim Costello (right). Tim talks with a young museum visitor.

WB out of the tunnel.

Jay Styron (seated) takes a break from the grueling rigors of Tehachapi operations.

Dave Hussey of Cannon & Co. (left) and Paul Federiconi of Details West mug for the camera while plotting the future of diesel detail parts for all of humanity. http://www.detailswest.com

Jay Styron's vintage SP lash-up hauls the freight.

Bean Sniff and Espee.

Heading into the tunnel.

Utility Fuels (UFIX) train comprised of Athearn (ex-MDC) Berwick bathtub gons and Atlas ACF Coalveyors.

Through Bealville and down the hill.

Down the hill toward Caliente.

Is this a great hobby or what?

BN power looking good at La Mesa.

Burlington Northern power including ex-SP&S units at Caliente.

Entering Caliente.

Tim Costello photographs the photographer.

Tom Bacarella (left) and Dave Werner enjoy the run session.

Jay Styron (foreground) and John Cathcart. Dave Hussey photo.

Best paint scheme of all time on this power.

Rounding the horseshoe.

Front to rear: Jay Styron, Tim Costello and Brian Kreimendahl. Dave Hussey photo.

SP on the point arriving at Caliente.

Always busy Caliente.

Nighttime at Ilmon: Joe Bence's SP train.

Long-time post-run session tradition: head to Bully's East! Left to right: Jay Styron, Paul Voss, Dave Hussey, and Tim Costello. http://www.bullyseastsd.com

Great with your beer: Bully's legendary Jalapeno cheese bread. We saved this piece for Eddie Ryan until we realized it would be stale by the time FedEx delivered it to him in Tucson.

The healthy part of the meal at Bully's.

This is why you go to Bully's: the best prime rib in the world. This is an 11-ounce half-cut. Bully's also offers a monster 32-ounce cut. A great way to end a fantastic day of model railroading.

Utility Fuels close-up: weathered Atlas ACF Coalveyor.

Your haggard photographer, Brian Kreimendahl, in the bowels of the La Mesa Club building a train. Jay Styron photo.