As a Southern Pacific West Colton to Taylor "Hauler" (led by SP GP38-2 4800) blocks a Los Angeles County Fire Department engine that is rushing to a call in Code 3 (lights and siren), but all the ... (more)

Seven-year-old Southern Pacific GP38-2 4800 leads a "Hauler" passing through Walnut on its way from West Colton Yard to Los Angeles’ Taylor Yard. Three SP GP38-2s are teamed with an SDP45 and a... (more)

Preparing for Metrolink

A special for the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, consisting of Union Pacific Dash 8-40CW 9386 and seven cars, heads west through Walnut, Califo... (more)

A Southern Pacific "Hauler" heads to West Colton Yard (Most likely from Los Angeles of City of Industry). The train, behind a trio of SD7s and a GP9, rounds a curve in Walnut, California, on Marc... (more)

... You had one job ...

As seen from the cab of SP SD45R 7532 (on train WCANM, the "Anaheim Hauler" from West Colton to Anaheim) is Southern Pacific train CIPTT, the Swift Trucking Company Roadrailer train that originate... (more)

While looking for a spot to shoot Southern Pacific train CIPTT (the Swift Roadrailer train between City of Industry, California, and Portland, Oregon), we stumbled upon train WCANM (Merchandise, W... (more)

Moving east at 20mph along the Alhambra Sub. UP 4884 leads the Big Boy move towards West Colton along with hundred's of following railfans.

The setting sun glints off the power on a Southern Pacific eastbound at Walnut, California, on October 18th, 1980. Power for this train is SD40R 7302 (ex-SD40 8422), SD40T-2 8517, GP40-2 7616 and... (more)

Rolling through the then-verdant fields of Walnut, California (now a bunch of warehouses), Southern Pacific GP20 4050 (ex-7200) and DD35 9902 (ex-9502, nee-8402) lead an eastbound manifest on Febr... (more)

eastbound UP

Eastbound Piggyback

Amtrak 118 leads Train #1, the westbound Sunset Limited - running about 3 hours late approaching Walnut.

A set of four Rio Grande SD45's leads a westbound hauler from West Colton on SP rails at Walnut. I recall seeing many DRGW SD45's in Southern California that year, often working in sets.

A 3-hour late westbound Sunset Limited #1 passes through Walnut on a spectacularly clear day in Southern California. The train has only about 25 miles to go to reach its ultimate destination of L... (more)