Southern Pacific Railroad SDP45 3207 was one of three SP SDP45s that received the "Kodachrome" paint scheme for the proposed Southern Pacific Santa Fe merger a few years earlier. The en... (more)

The Pacific Harbor Line back when they had a wide variety of locomotives and paint schemes!

On the left is PHL GP7 101, built as Chicago & North Western 1589 in June 1952. It later bec... (more)

No Looking Back. Metrolink F59PHR 851, built in May 1992 as the first locomotive for the railroad, shoves out of the place it has called home for 34 years - the Metrolink Central Maintenan... (more)

Just two-and-a-half years old, Southern Pacific U33C has been stripped to its bare bones and sits on a whisker track at Southern Pacific's Taylor Yard, in Los Angeles CA, due to being a bit too cl... (more)

What a Recession Looks Like

A visit to Southern Pacific's primary yard and shop complex in Los Angeles, Taylor Yard (located just north of downtown), during the 1973-1975 recessi... (more)

Photo by Tony Vanier. From my collection.

About to depart Los Angeles Union Station on the point of train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, is Amtrak ALC-42 301. This locomotive, built by Siemens in March 2021, was painted for A... (more)

Los Angeles Metro's A Line runs 57.6 miles (92.7 km) between Pomona and Downtown Long Beach, serving 48 stations, making it the world's longest modern light rail line. It is comprised of the old ... (more)

It is Hallowe'en, so perhaps it is fitting that Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, head ALC-42 301 on the headend, as it wears a unique paint scheme celebrating the carrier's ... (more)

Three-year-and-seven-month-old Southern Pacific Railroad GP40-2 7608 sits in the railroad's Taylor Yard between runs. (Los Angeles, California – September 21, 1981)

Southern Pacific's Taylor Yard Shops always had an interesting assortment of locomotives to view.

On this day, SW1500 2533 is prominent on the right, although the majority of locomotive... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, has unloaded its passenger after arriving on Track 9 at Los Angeles Union Station 1 hour 30 minutes late. AMTK P42DCs 137 and 189 had 9 cars ... (more)

Metrolink MP36PH-3C (aka a Boise Bullet) sits ready for its next run at Los Angeles Union Station.

A Santa Monica bound Metro Rail trains pulls in for its station stop at Expo Park/USC on September 6, 2025. Rising above the train in the background, and looking like an historic church, is the ne... (more)

The Union Pacific LOW10 El Segundo Local enters the curve at Compton Avenue (between Centralia and Watts) as it prepares to enter the Wilmington Sub (the one time four-track Pacific Electric main)... (more)