An afternoon interchange train for the Union Pacific leaves the Searles Valley Mineral plant and heads into the desolate land between Trona and the yard in Sealres.

The Union Pacific Guadalup Turn waits for Metrolink SCAX 117 to pass. It will follow 117 up the coast line.

Today's Chatsworth turn is being pulled by a Boise Bullet as it enters the Ventura Sub.

A Bob Hope Airport Turn has just left the Vally Sub and entered the Ventura Sub on Metrolink as it nears its final destination with the buildings of "beautiful downtown Burbank" in the b... (more)

The El Segundo Local runs under the parking lot bridges of the abandoned Hawthorne Mall as it heads back towards Los Angeles with pulls from Chevron and one skybox delivery for Triumph Aircraft.

The El Segundo Local passes under the 405 Freeway in the Del Aire neighborhood of Hawthorne as it nears its final destination at Wise Transfer.

The El Segundo Local has an unusually long train this day as it pulls near Cypave and readies to switch Interplastics.

The El Segundo Local rockets past a LA Metro Rail station with LA City Hall in the background as it gets ready to head out onto the branch.

On my way home from Cajon on December 28 I stopped at the LA River in downtown LA after seeing some action going on in 4th Street Yard. As it turned out the LOW20 El Segundo was building.

The West Colton to Ogden train heads into the cut just before Summit in Cajon Pass.

The daily "Winkle Bar" (so called as it is the closest sounding out one can make of its symbol, "WCLBAR") dashes through the snow in a full-tagged DC GEVO. O'er the hills it goes, chugging all the... (more)

Way out in the snow covering Cajon Pass a Union Pacific Ogden train makes its way towards Summit.

An Atlanta-bound Z train is pretty normal on Cajon Summit. Two Dash 9s in the lead is a bit less normal. Running on the second day of snow on the ground is pretty dang rare.

BNSF and NS team up in the snow to bring a Q train towards Cajon Summit.

BNSF and NS team up in the snow to bring a Q train towards Cajon Summit.