A San Diego-bound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner (#566) heads along the Los Angeles River on its way out of Los Angeles on July 3, 2011. Mission Tower, which was one of Union Station's two tower... (more)

The Sunset Limited equipment is deadheaded out of LAUS and to 8th Street Yard alongside the LA River.

a three builder lashup led by SP C-415 2409 led an SP Taylor yard to UP East yard hauler along the concrete lined LA River at Main Street near downtown LA.

The equipment from Amtrak train #1, the westbound Sunset Limited, deadheads from Union Station to the maintenance facility along the Los Angeles River on the morning of July 3, 2011. On th... (more)

All is well in Warbonnetville as the power from that day's inbound Super Chief is cut off for servicing just as the marine haze has lifted allowing that soft California sunlight through to illumin... (more)

The Super Chief has just arrived at LAUPT. It has finally run out of track to run west on.

Just in from Chicago, the Super Chief cools it's heels at LAUPT. Bringing up the markers today: Vista Canyon, one of four obs cars built by P/S for use on the Super. In 1954 SF squared off the r... (more)

As far west as the Chief goes

Amtrak Los Angeles to San Diego train 572, a "San Diegan" is just a few miles into it's journey as it brakes hard for the fifteen mph curve at Redondo Jct.

This is not Slauson Jct., but a little further down the line in Watts. Graham Tower controlled the maze of trackage radiating from Graham yard. For another perspective of this location, look ... (more)

Looking at northbound cars to downtown, about to cross Slauson Ave. The branch behind is the PE EWhittier-Fullerton branch. For an interesting tour of the MCL Long Beach and San Pedro lines clic... (more)

5100-series cars out of service parked at the barn at Graham yard. For another view of the property at trackside, click her... (more)

Express Red Cars pass in the shadow of Slauson Tower headed to Long Beach. Tony's locksmith sits across the tracks with Slauson Ave. in the foreground, in case you lost your keys. A facinating r... (more)

Express cars roll by at Slauson Jct. in south central L.A. The inner two mains were express tracks for cars running from downtown to Long Beach, the Watts Local on the outer rails. Don't be misl... (more)

Car 415 moves towards downtown after crossing the Santa Fe Harbor line at Slauson Tower on the MCL Southern District. This is the main stem of the MCL system as it existed in 1957, express trains... (more)