On the very first day of revenue trains (well, they were free that day, but they were scheduled and passenger carrying), I set of Siemens cars slows on its final approach to the Downtown Santa Mon... (more)

On the first day of revenue passenger trains in 63 years, a set of elderly Nippon cars heads west into Santa Monica. While most of this route is built on the old Los Angeles & Independence (Santa ... (more)

A test train heads off the original Southern Pacific Santa Monica Branch ROW and onto brand new ROW on a Saturday morning. The concrete plant in the back is a small homage to this area's former in... (more)

A test train leaves the 17th Street/Santa Monica College station after a test stop. The train will head a few more blocks west to Lincoln Blvd (nine blocks away).

Metro Rail had a few sets of trains out and about and running in test service this morning on the soon to open Expo Line. While this line is mostly built on old PE ROW (a lot more history to it th... (more)

The Southern Pacific Santa Monica Branch (fka Santa Monica Airline) had been abandoned for ten years already, but most of the rail through town was still in place when art galleries opened in the ... (more)