Sweet, nice catch! I've been trying to get a shot similar to this for a while but always manage to show up too early or too late.
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Well, seems like people like a good caboose shot, thanks for the looking! A caboose or as they are now called "a shoving platform" is very common on this job since the train is required to back onto the lead off the old AT&SF Surfline - currently owned and maintained by Metrolink. Also, the Kimberly Lead has a number of very busy grade crossings so it is imperative to have someone on the front to protect the shove and it is a long haul while hanging on the side of a box car. (I have seen this done in he past.) The best way to catch the La Mirada job on the Kimberly is to listen to the road channels on the radio at Fullerton Junction since there is a lot of radio chatter when they are entering, or exiting the lead. Additionally, you can often catch the job waiting at the Fullerton train station for the commuter trains to clear the Junction so they can get down to the switch and onto the lead.
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Thanks El Roco...I caught the GP60M's this morning "hiding" just past Raymond Ave. I was under the impression that they worked the spur around lunch but it looks like they wrap things up much earlier than that. I noticed you caught the OLS train on the spur as well. Very cool to see that much power on an unremarked line!
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