Reflecting on a weekend of being admired by thousands at Los Angeles Union Station's Train Festival 2023, ATSF 5704 in its restored Bicentennial paint scheme is reflected in a puddle left by Santa... (more)

When Eras Collide - As the sun rises upon Downtown LA, the 1927 built ATSF 3751 begins its two mile shove movement along the Los Angeles River from Amtrak's north yard to Union Station for the 202... (more)

It is 18:38 (6:38 pm) and the Los Angeles Union Station Train Festival 2023 has been closed for 38 minutes. And with the sun due to set at 19:07 (7:07 pm), and rumors of Atchison Topeka & Santa F... (more)

On a hot September morning, the equipment for this day's northbound train 14, Amtrak's Coast Starlight (Los Angeles to Seattle), has just backed into Los Angeles Union Station's Track 12, and will... (more)

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 4-8-4 3751 has just arrived at Los Angeles Union Station to spend the weekend on display at Los Angeles Union Station Train Festival 2023. As usual, this steam ... (more)

The stars of Los Angeles Union Station's Train Fest 2023 - ATSF 5704 and ATSF 3751 - face each other in the morning light on Track 15 as they prepare to be admired by thousands over the course of ... (more)

Glistening in its beautifully restored Bicentennial paint scheme, the ATSF 5704 sits on display at Los Angeles Union Station for Train Festival 2023. While it is currently being stored in the BNSF... (more)

Southern Pacific 4-8-8-2 number 4190 heads east with SP 3rd 824, a 76 car freight, at Los Angeles California in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

SP cab-forward 4119 leads The Owl, SP 2nd 26, at Los Angeles California on May 4th 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

AT&SF train number 74 is seen leaving Los Angeles California in 1934. ATSF 4-6-2 1342 is sporting some unusual looking marker light brackets as it leads three cars at 15 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry pho... (more)

Train Takes Shower. The car wash at the Amtrak yard in Los Angeles, California is giving Amtrak Train 2 (Sunset Limited) a scrub after its arrival on August 23, 2017. The lustre of the shin... (more)

Idling away at Amtrak's Redondo Junction’s coach yard is Dash 8-32BWH 509. Built by General Electric as road power for Amtrak in December 1991, these hood diesels wore one of the most spectacul... (more)

Emerging from a cluster of Amtrak Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink commuter trains, and beneath the gaze of Los Angeles' distinctive City Hall, Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Star... (more)

Los Angeles Metro Rail operates six rail lines (four light rail lines and two subway lines). While ridership had been pretty good, bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic still exists. Beginning in 2... (more)

Just as the sun sets, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Limited, is about to depart Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal behind a trio of SDP40Fs – 524, 519 and 512 – as soon as t... (more)