Exiting the flurry of neighborhoods at the eastern end of Ventura, UP 1469 leads a train of two loaded covered hoppers of plastic pellets bound for Spears Manufacturing in Santa Paula, Calif. Oper... (more)

Swaying to and fro as it meanders east down the tracks of the Santa Paula Branch Line, UP 1469 leads a train of two loaded covered hoppers of plastic pellets bound for Spears Manufacturing in Sant... (more)

Pour the coal to her! As part of the departure of some of the first equipment to leave the Santa Paula Branch Line from the now defunct Fillmore & Western Railway, today's LOF63-18 has fou... (more)

Though not a classic mixed freight like from the pages of Lucius Beebe's classic book Mixed Train Daily, it is a reminder of those times. This train is also a sad one as the Fillmore and Western h... (more)

The Day Bud returns to Gemco as they head through Santa Susana Pass.

Union Pacific GP40-2 1469, built as Cotton Belt 7637, sits by itself in UP’s West Anaheim Yard on March 17, 2020. Perhaps this engine was self-isolating to avoid COVID-19. (Anaheim, California... (more)

Geeps and a Switchstand in Anaheim - Taken on Feb 8, 2020 in Anaheim CA, power for the LOA32 waits out the weekend.

UP 1469 wobbles to and fro as it chases a Ford pickup truck down West Laurel Ave. while heading for the east side of town before doubling back up to the White Hills.

125 Years and Counting. As UP 1469 leads another GP60 and a single covered hopper out of the IMyers Filtration Minerals mining facility, a 125-year tradition continues on the White Hills Br... (more)

Trundling downhill from the IMyers Filtration Minerals facility on the 125-year-old White Hills branch, UP 1469 leads a single covered hoper into Lompoc where the crew will tie up for the day. The... (more)

With their work complete in Camarillo, UP 1469 pulls a string of boxcars out of the spur the serves the International Paper supply building as they head back for the mainline. A part of this morni... (more)

Making track speed over the Santa Clarita River (actually flowering on this afternoon thanks to the massive amount of storms this winter), UP 1469 leads a single load of plastic pellets as it head... (more)

Trundling along at 10 mph down the Santa Paula Branch, UP 1469 leads the Oxnard local past the 1887-built, original Southern Pacific Saticoy depot. Once a pound station that held a ticket office i... (more)

After having picked up two empty lumber cars in Simi Valley, the Day Bud Local emerges from tunnel 26 on Santa Susana Pass as it descends down grade into the San Fernando Valley. Before returning... (more)